2004 Apush Dbq Analysis

The United States had a history of underprivileged and fearful Americans during this period of 1945 to 1961, it had evolved into r African Americans having civil rights, American society of modernization and dismantling communism. In Doc 1, 5, 7 contained African Americans political and social issues before the Civil Rights Movement, as well as Doc 4, 6 contained the fear of communism; therefore, Doc 2, 3 contained adaptable within American society.
In 1947 Hoover’s Speech (a few years before United States won the World War II) reinstated to fight against the spread communism.The author purpose is to cleanse evilness of communism from American society. He justifies his reason by sentencing “identified” American communists. (Doc 4) Due to the Soviet Union belief of spread communism around the world, Americans took action within their own government by detaining American communists and spread the anti-communist ideals and to prevent it from spreading in other countries like Vietnam and Korea. This action would lead to a shift towards American cultural values; Americans were required to adapt anti-communism ideas of supporting the Cold War or considered and accused of being communist.

After the Cold War, the economic boom of 1950 to 1970 of baby boomers (of the white middle-class) lead to the expansion to a modern time of conformity.

In the map, it shows the conformity of neighboring house built in an idealistic model. The neighborhood map illustrates the suburbs style of newly formed society. (Doc 3) In the photograph, it proves how American are adapt to social change. The father figure reading the newspaper represent the olden age while the children watching the television represent the modern ages. The curtain represents the division between the two ages. (Doc 2) These adaptable to conformity was made easier by the technology industries, building machines to make more homes cheaper and

efficient.
As well in the 1950s, African Americans became frustrated with unequal rights because of racial prejudice. In the Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, it made African Americans be “separate but equal” in the education facilities. The purpose was to protect minority groups from white supremacists as well as vice versa. (Doc 5) In the photograph, it depicts the African American students attended the first segregated school. The happy students show a positive way to promote more segregated schools in the United States, especially in the South. (Doc 1) This “separate but equal” ideals will later imply to public places which allowed businesses and school systems to reinstate racial injustice. However, in 1956 the U.S Congress and Southern Senators signed the Southern Manifesto in response to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. This purpose was to outline the law and prevent disintegrate the law on racial injustice. (Doc 7) In 1954, the Civil Rights Movement had begun. The realization of African American oppression leads to change of lawmakers decision of their rights. And allowing lawmakers to abolition injustice laws and ending the idea of “separate but equal.” This challenges conformity in predominantly white American society, allowing for African Americans to have equal civil rights.
In conclusion, in the upcoming years racial and injustice will only gradually become weaker allowing African Americans to be like any other Americans.