There was an apparent attack on US ships by the North Vietnamese Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin in July, 1964. LBJ pushed for a US military response against the North. On August 7, Congress authorized the President to commit US aircraft and ground troops to the war, which still consisted mainly of the guerrilla war in the South.
belived Manchurian resources could help Japan escape the Great Depression
The "final straw" many believe was the sinking of Lusitania, but what really pushed president Wilson to ask for a declaration of war was the Zimmerman note which asked Mexico to invade The United States and Germany would support Mexico with the public wanting war with Germany, Wilson had no choice but to plead with the congress to go to war.
The Russians pushed from the East. The Allies pushed from the North and South.
Most of the people killed by the atomic bombs were civilians, not members of the military. Of course this was also true of the many nightly 1000-plane firebombing raids that preceded (and followed) the two atomic bombings, until the Japanese surrendered. More Japanese were killed by conventional bombings, but the new threat of atomic devastation pushed Emperor Hirohito to admit that Japan was beaten.
July 1862 The U.S. Congress passed the Militia Act, which authorized the president to use black troops in combat.African American to serve in the military
He pushed bills through Congress that stopped bank closings and provided public works jobs. Eventually he had 500,000 men serving in the military and greatly increased defense spending.
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They get pushed against each other, evuntually pushing the Earth up to create mountains or down to create valleys.
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The proposed amendment was passed by Congress while Woodrow Wilson was President. I don't think Wilson pushed for it much.
He pushed Congress to pass legislation to improve the economy.
The emergence of a powerful Soviet Union
Calvin Coolidge pushed Congress to authorize the Mt. Rushmore project in 1925.