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... attack was launched on the annual naval appropriation bill , which again called for more new ships . Demo- cratic Congressmen , with the aid of their newly elected Populist colleagues , contrasted the costs of a large navy with the ...
... attack was launched on the annual naval appropriation bill , which again called for more new ships . Demo- cratic Congressmen , with the aid of their newly elected Populist colleagues , contrasted the costs of a large navy with the ...
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... attack , it has been sug- gested that the real reasons behind Taft's demands were related to his intention to continue the aggressive foreign policy of his predecessor . 28 Taft's recommendations on naval policy were presented to a ...
... attack , it has been sug- gested that the real reasons behind Taft's demands were related to his intention to continue the aggressive foreign policy of his predecessor . 28 Taft's recommendations on naval policy were presented to a ...
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... attack general attack upon the entire idea of the war . Opposition was especially strong in the House , where a major- ity of the Committee on Military Affairs , including chairman Stanley H. Dent , was unfavorable to the principle of a ...
... attack general attack upon the entire idea of the war . Opposition was especially strong in the House , where a major- ity of the Committee on Military Affairs , including chairman Stanley H. Dent , was unfavorable to the principle of a ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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