Author Question: What was the purpose of the Brownlow committee? A)to propose constitutional changes to increase ... (Read 34 times)

james0929 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What was the purpose of the Brownlow committee?

A)to propose constitutional changes to increase the power of the presidency
B)to offer suggestions for empowering the presidency through institutional reorganization
C)to recommend budget cuts to reduce the size of the executive branch and federal bureaucracy
D)to develop a plan for Congress to aid the United Kingdom during the early period of World War II

Question 2

Discuss the changing nature of American military capabilities, including the effect of the isolationist tendencies of early American policymakers. Provide examples.

What will be an ideal response?

vkodali · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 9, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

The ideal answer should:
a. Define isolationism as a doctrine holding that states should minimize their involvement in foreign affairs and instead focus on domestic matters.
b. Demonstrate how isolationism was the dominant philosophy in the early days of the Republic, drawing on Washington's Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine.
c. Explain how the dependence on geographic isolation was fundamentally changed by the rapid development of naval power, noting the influence of the book by Alfred Mahan on the development of the US Navy and the US involvement in the SpanishAmerican War.
d. Discuss how changing demographics and economic capabilities coupled with the lesson of the total annihilation strategy of the Civil War combined to make the United States capable of mobilizing a dominating military force.
e. Assess how World War II fundamentally transformed military capabilities,leading the United States to abandon isolationist tendencies in favor of global engagement, including the development of nuclear weapons, the Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union, and the ongoing large expenditures on military weapons.