... politically aware. Issues such as the civil rights movement, the JFK assassination, and the Cold War gave students a reason to become involved in political activity. As a result, students demonstrated to demand lowering the voting age to 18. These teenagers got what they wanted. However, generations later ... reasons may account for this poor turnout at the election polls. After the turmoil of the 1960's died down, a new breed of political candidates emerged. These politicians have come very close to completely eliminating the two party system established by this country's forefathers. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . They poured billions of dollars and millions of troops into the war (exact numbers unclear from several sources). After the war, they helped North Korea to rebuild and influenced their political decisions for many years after. Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman took a hard stance to contain the expansion of communism. In the famous "Truman Doctrine", Truman committed the United States to ... U.S was given the opportunity to invade China. Truman opted out of invading China and was criticized for this decision. He supported democratic South Korea and fought communism only within the boundar...

• Word Count: 1037
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• Grade Level: High School