AP US History The XYZ Affair The XYZ affair was a major political incident that almost led to a war between the United States and France. President Adams sent three ambassadors who were confronted by informal diplomats of the French Foreign Minister who demanded a bribe and a loan. When the word of the event became public the American people were angry. They demanded war with France but both Adams and the French minister ceased from declaring an official war, but a Quasi War did take place for two years. Since the 1789 French Revolution, relations between the French Republic and the United States have been tense.
His shaky relationship with vice president Thomas Jefferson is weakened by Adams defense of the French and the signing of the alien and sedition acts. Adams disowns his so Charles and loses the election of 1800. He leave the white house (then known as the presidential palace) to his retirement in Massachusetts. Adams retirement life was filled with grief and sorrow with the death of his daughter and wife. He lives to see his son john Quincy become president, although he is plagued with illness.
They are many factors on why did Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933. World War one, treaty of Versailles, fear of communist and the great depression are the main reason on Hitler became Chancellor. The Germans sighted the treaty of Versailles 1919 after losing Great War, although they believed they treaty was harsh they had no choice either sign it or the country getting invaded. The Germans called the treaty Diktat as it was being forced on them and the Germans had no choice but to sign it. One thing the Germans were not happy in the treaty of Versailles is the War Guilt Clause, take blame for the war.
Regan governed with focused self-confidence and he never considered his position to place him above those he led. Most people saw Regan as an honest, authentic, genuine and honorable President, but most importantly he was a great communicator. He showed that best himself in the Farewell Address January 1989. “I won a nickname, "The Great Communicator." But I never thought it was my style or, the words I used that made a difference: it was the content.
Woodrow Wilson: “The World Safe For Democracy” In my studies of the great presidents of our country, I have chosen President Woodrow Wilson to study and to do this written project on. I chose Wilson due to his extremely significant presidential term that spanned throughout his two-year term. President Wilson was president during some of the most historically important events that not only took place here in America, but more significantly internationally. The choices and legislation that he made leading up to and throughout the course of World War One forever left a mark on how the executive branch would handle and perceive foreign affairs. Through his decisions and ideology of foreign affairs, a whole new concept and terminology was
One example was the Second Bank of the US. Established in 1816, the Second Bank of the United States had, by the 1830's, become a tool of the rich Northeasters that failed to respond to the people and states' needs. Its president, Nicholas Biddle, typified all that many Americans despised in Northern businessmen. Being that the Bank represented a true defiance of equality of economic opportunity, Jackson fought the bank passionately. In 1832, Jackson vetoed the bank's charter.
Isolationism , the made idea in the early 1920’s was changed after the course of World War 2, and urge to engage in world affairs made America the leading power in the world. America was beginning to get through World War 1 and trying to establish better relations with world powers but their differences led America into changing its foreign policies politically. Although most of the countries joined the League of Nations, America had from the start opposed it. As president Harding says in a speech at Des Moines, Iowa on October 1920 that he completely opposes America Joining the League because it is against the constitution and what Americans had fought for. Isolationism is still the idea in Washington.
Schmitt is associated with conservative nationalist and authoritarian fascist thought. He is particularly critical of liberalism, and liberal teachings on democracy and the political. He lived through three different political regimes in Germany:, notably supporting political Catholicism in the Weimar Republic, joining the National Socialist party in 1933, and under Nazism Schmitt published ‘The Fuhrer Protects the Law’ 1934 where he justifies Nazi dictatorship in legal theory, thus successfully ensuring his position within the regime. More importantly, Schmitt had become somewhat of celebrity amongst legal scholars and students of political science and philosophy. In ‘The Concept of the Political’ we are informed by the very first sentence ‘the concept of the state presupposes the concept of the political’, his decision to firstly note the importance of defining the political can be linked to his legal training, having dealt with lawyers.
Adams was born in 1735 he loved books. Adams never had anything handed to him so he was a hard worker. He disciplined himself harshly when it came to school and work. He was a serious person he studied hard and had harsh disc Both Adams and Sewell came from modest families both graduated from Harvard. Adams pursed a teaching career although that failed he pursued a legal career afterwards.
Although he became a licensed physician, Abe never practiced medicine. Instead he began writing professionally upon his father’s death once his family obligations were absolved (Lamont-Brown, 31 pp.1). Abe’s writing was strongly influenced by a number of factors including: a lack of patriotism, medical school, and famous writers of the time. He strongly opposed the war and the strong sense of nationalism that many of his countrymen held during end of the war. Abe felt that he had no obligations to his country for he was “rootless” (Lamont-Brown, 33 pp.2).