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This 5 page paper examines the elections of 1920, 1940 and 1960 along with the international pressures that surrounded them. Specifics of the campaigns are relayed in this informative overview. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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matters dominate the political landscape. During some years, such as 1996, the election hardly addressed international politics (Landay, 1996). On the other hand, a central issue for the 2004 election
for example is certainly the war in Iraq, with Bush explaining why it is necessary and Kerry suddenly taking an anti-war stance. This is true even though Kerry had voted
positively on issues pertinent to the war on terrorism. In studying this topic, it becomes clear that it is not unusual for a political candidates to take a stance
that is dissimilar to his opponents. After all, getting votes is what counts and some of the candidates will go the way that the people seem to be headed. One
can also see this phenomena when examining the presidential elections of 1920, 1940 and 1960. It is important to remember that the 1920 election took place at a time soon
after World War I. The nation did not want to go to war again. The people seemed to have suffered enough. It was not a popular time to support intervention
either. In 1920, President Wilson did help in determining the way in which the campaign would go ("Election of 1920," 2004). Wilson pledged to render the election a "solemn referendum"
in respect to the Treaty and League of Nations in the hopes that the popular support for postwar plans would bring the Democrats to power once again (2004). The Republican
platform on the other hand straddled the issue by outwardly rejecting the League Covenant, and expressing support for international cooperation (2004). This was used as a means to support peace
(2004). Democrats did support the League, but had reservations (2004). The 1920 election was quite different in terms of mindset than was the election of 1916. The election
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