The growing power of the soviet union and communism influenced u. s politics after world war ii. which are accurate statements regarding this? select all answers that are correct. a. the united states began to build ups its military and to stockpile weapons b. the united states amended the constitution to make communism illegal. c. the united states persecuted u. s citizens. d. the united states began to deny citizenship to all illegal immigrants from the soviet union.

A.It’s correct. After all negotiations failed in 1946, it was impossible to achieve a dismantling of weapons and to guarantee the prohibition to other countries to manufacture more weapons, in special to the USSR, in merit to it, President Truman authorised the development of thermonuclear weapons and hydrogen bombs. By 1953, the US started building effective long-range missils and submarines.

B.It’s correct. On August 24th, 1954 President Eisenhower signed into law the Communist Control Act (CCA). The title amended with this is the 50 USC: War and National Defense. Its complete title is: “An Act to outlaw the Communist Party, to prohibit members of Communist organizations from serving in certain representative capacities, and for other purposes”.  This act has never been repealed since its creation by the US Supreme Court.

C.It’s correct. Since 1946, President Truman institued a Program of Federal Employees’ Loyalty. That produced little impact on the lives of most of the officials civilians, but several hundred of them were dismissed, some in anfair way. In 1947 the investigations fell on the cinematographic industry. Some writers were forced to appear on contempt charges and the, they were sent to jail. The most determined fighter against communism was the senator McCarthy. He acquired power in 1952 and started his own crusade looking for cases of treason in the officials levels of the government.

D.It’s not correct. Since 1945, President Truman favored a liberal immigration policy toward displaced persons from european war without distinction. By 1959 Congress amendments to the Displaced Person Act authorized a total of 400,744 visas for displaced persons and removed any geographical or chronological limits for inmigrants. After that, the United Nations Acts of Immigration were always respected.

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."