Post World War 2 Dbq Essay

Post World War II and entering the Cold War there was a lot of arguing about equality toward race, gender, and rights in the United States. World War II gave America an economic boom. Also, the federal government always had a stance and power over the society of America. They created laws based on the people in the federal government and their opinions. Which led to a court case known as Plessy V. Fergusson. This was a court case trying to put an end to segregation. A significant event that happened right before 1960 to start developing a new idea of conservatism was the Little Rock Nine, but there was a group of people who pushed back and did not like this. They wanted to go back to FDR’s new deal policy and give the people more power, rather

It was more controlled by the liberals. They wanted to rely on the government and their opinions rather than having people decide what is best. For instance, Roe v. Wade, was a debate about whether abortion should be legal or not. The Republican’s view was to have the state decide whether it should be legal or not. Also, people liked FDR and LBJ’s views and rules, so they tried to take matters into their own hands and LBJ began the rise of conservatism because they also did not agree with the federal government controlling everything. In document 1 Barry Goldwater, a Republican, wanted “commitment to the principle of state’s rights” and limited the federal’s power. Goldwater was trying to get other conservatives to help him push for what they wanted. This Republican wants to go back and keep FDR’s new deal in place. The Republicans didn’t like how much the government had power. It “concerned” Goldwater that the federal government got to pick the rules for each state rather than the state letting their people decide what is

Whereas the government allows those “in favor of dope addicts and welfare cheats,” cheat the system and disobey the rules, yet nothing happens to them. This widow is trying to speak out to the governor and other leaders who could help to make people all equal in certain circumstances. A lot of the conservatives believed that the society was losing a lot of the traditional morals and values. They were becoming less formal and disorganized by allowing the federal government control and have more of a say rather than letting the people decide what is best for themselves. Even other women have started to push back on the rights of women. Expressed by Teddi Holt in document six, she wanted women to stay as being known as mothers, caretakers, wives, and nothing more than those. Ms. Holt believed women were given too much freedom and losing the belief of traditional values within genders. The feminists were taking their rights and beliefs far beyond what others wanted. Another example is in document four, Jerry Falwell was concerned about how younger people are losing their moral and civil values, especially within the Christian