In 1924, J.E. Hoover was appointed by the US Congress as the first chief of the Bureau of Investigation of the US, the predecessor of the FBI that was oficially founded in 1935. He continued as director during 37 years until his death.
He is a controversial figure. On one hand, he managed to construct and administer a huge crime-figthing agency with modernized police mechanisms. On the other hand, some evidence has been collected over the years that proves that at some points he exceeded the functions he was supposed to perform, exercising an unlimited control from his intimidating position, that reached even the figure of the President.
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Hoover helped to push the Pollution Act through Congress in 1924, the first of its kind.
Herbert Hoover was the Secretary of Commerce during President's Calvin Coolidge administration. However, his personality and political presence exerted influence in other US political decisions. Hoover impulsed and supported the Pollution Act through Congress in 1924. He was known to be a good environmetalist, as he was the President of the National Parks Association. He also welcomed the idea of the radio as a mass media of communication.
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The Open Door policy aimed at assuring the United States had equal access to trade in China.The policy reasserted earlier agreements that all countries should have equal access to ports in China, with no favoured "spheres of influence" for one nation or another. The United States was seeking to maintain an equal footing with other nations in the access to trade in China.
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b and c
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B. the concept that political decisions have to be made by consensus or new alliances should be sought out
C. the concept that political decision about foreign engagement have to be based on preserving the interests of your country above all
D. the concept that a single country, acting alone, has the most realistic chance of meeting its own needs
Realpolitik refers to C. the concept that political decision about foreign engagement have to be based on preserving the interests of your country above all.
The concept of realpolitik was coined by German politician and writer Ludwig von Rochau in the 19th century. This term, also referred as Pragmatism, states that politics or diplomacy should be based on the given circumstances and particular factors, rather than on ethical or moral premises. It is also based on the idea that countries must pursue their own interests for the sake of possession and application of power.
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went to college in Williamsburg
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owned a little land and hoped to own more some day
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worked in fields beside family members
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wore nice clothes made in town
The answer is B. (urbanization)