Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, opposition, at a critical juncture
自己做决定的重要性
Alaska Purchase
"Seward's Folly", gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, the deal paid off thousands of times over
take risks的意义
the founding of the Library of Congress
no books or not even any building to put books in when the resolution was passed
果断行动的必要性
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
originally intended to be a tribute to figures from the Old West, ended up with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt
按计划工作还是有创意的工作
the Twenty-First Amendment
the repeal of Prohibition, drinking alcohol was legal again, poorly-planned, only 550 agents enforced the ban in the whole country
政府与个人leisure的关系/计划的重要性
Marbury vs. Madison
the basis of judicial review
个人经验vs.他人建议
the Underground Railroad
Block slaves, abolitionists, secret routes
the Bay of Pigs(这个可跟猪流感没什么关系)
the entire world was on the brink of
nuclear war, destruction of the sites might trigger World War III, doing nothing means exposing America to possible nuclear destruction.
高效率不完美vs. 低效率完美
Sputnik
Soviet satellite, shocked Americans, efforts to catch up with the Soviet Union in space
太空研究
Model T
assembly lines, mass production, effective advertising
广告和产品的相互依存关系