The Impact of the Cold War on the Civil Rights Movement
The cold war refers to a period of heightened political and economic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had announced war on the other, but there was tension between the two nations. It is, however, believed that the cold war had an impact on the civil rights movements. There is a relationship that exists between the war and the civil rights movements. First, they both occurred in the same period. The cold war occurred between 1947-1991, while the civil rights movement was from1954 to 1968. Another thing that binds these two events is that one led to the other. The cold war led to the civil rights movement.
The cold war affected the tactics of the civil rights movement in that it influenced the decision of the United States of America to end segregation. This is because the United States had to maintain its reputation as a superpower. The country was facing international criticism for neglecting to solve the issues in their country while claiming to fight for the rights of the people in the third world countries. The African Americans took advantage of the situation and rallied with the white people to fight against racial discrimination. They were successful as the Civil Movement Act was enacted in 1964.
The cold war affected the success of the movement because it put the United States under pressure to address the challenges that the African Americans were facing. The
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