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March 16, 2008
What Happened to Our Democracy

What happened to Our Democracy
By: Jim Desrocher

Dwight Eisenhower warned against the United States becoming predominately dependent on military power as a means for its security. The biggest change in American democratic history came about as a result of World War II and the introduction of the nuclear bomb. From the mid 40's to the early 50's two different directions became available for our government to choose from.

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