... significant periods of twentieth century America, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. sought to hypothesize the elements of American politics that allowed the United States to escape the Great Depression of 1929, Roosevelt's New Deal, and fight the second world's war, without the federal government becoming a dictatorship. Schlesinger found the essence of American politics was "in an enduring contest between the business class, conservative, and those who have sought to restrain its ... power, liberal. The conservative and liberal battles create a conflict in the American social classes, and ... ...

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... to succeed with a ten year allowance. However, during the Great Depression, money gathered through income taxes decreased, rendering the plan both useless and pointless. The desperate, hopeless situation made many Americans realize the hypocrisy of the Prohibition movement as well the idiocy behind their decision. Additionally, alcohol manufacturing and distribution offered the money and jobs that post-1929 American society desperately needed. This realization would ultimately lend a helping hand ... in repealing Prohibition. Another valuable factor in the eventual passing ... ...

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