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Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism
Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. ... The term "McCarthyism", coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar anti-communist activities. -
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How did African Americans resist racism and try to impre their way of life following Reconstruction?
A tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before they could vote. Segregation. The ... How did African Americans resist racism and try to improve their way of life following reconstruction? They sharecropped ... -
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What law did Southern states pass to impose segregation and deny African Americans their voting rights?
A tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before they could vote. Segregation. The ... What laws did southern states pass to impose segregation and deny African Americans their voting rights? Jim Crow laws -
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What are the legal ways African American community leaders responded ot legalized segregation?
Supreme Court case in 1896 where the court ruled that segregation was legal and not a violation of the 14th ... What are the different ways African American community leaders responded to legalized segregation? -
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Korean War begins.
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. -
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Mckoffie Internal Security Act.
The Internal Security Act of 1950, 64 Stat. 987 (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 or the McCarran Act, after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), is a