PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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What did Senator Joseph McCartney become known for during the 1950’s?
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Being an outspoken supporter of the Civil Rights Movement
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Creating a “red scare” and accusing many political figures and actors of supporting communism
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Nonviolent protests of unfair segregation practices in the South
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Being a direct consultant for Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled, ” McCarthy said in a 1952 speech, and later that year, he published a book titled McCarthyism: The Fight For America. McCarthy sought to discredit his critics and political opponents by accusing them of being Communists or communist sympathizers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of the Red Scare The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which led many to fear that immigrants, particularly from Russia, southern Europe, and eastern Europe, intended to overthrow the United States government; The end of World War I, which caused production needs to decline and unemployment to rise.
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