Why do people have the tendency to cling to a dominant figure in times of need?

About how many european immigrants were processed at the facilities on ellis island

Which is not a factor that determine the outcome of the election of 1960? the televised debates john kennedy's heroism in world war ii john kennedy's charm richard nixon's tolerance of connunism

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?