Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
 Textbook: Chapter 28, 29, 30
 Lesson
 Minimum of 1 primary source
 Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook)
Optional Resources to Explore
Feel free to review the library guide for scholarly sources and videos at the following
link:
 Link (website): History Library Guide (Links to an external site.)
Introduction
The purposes of each case study assignment include the following:
 To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources
 To advance critical thinking and writing skills
 To compile a response to the prompts provided
 To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time
Instructions
Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding
questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of
the corresponding primary source in your writing.
Option 1: McCarthyism and Anti-Communist Campaigns
The Cold War brought about an irrational fear of communism and communist activities
in the United States. As we are learning this week, one of the most vocal instigators of
this paranoia was Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy delivered a speech about the
imminent threat of communism on February 9, 1950. Perform a search on the internet
and locate and read Joseph McCarthy's speech given in Wheeling, West Virginia on
February 9, 1950. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar:
"Joseph McCarthy, Wheeling, West Virginia." The speech is also referred to as
"Enemies from Within."
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:

 Explain how Senator Joseph McCarthy defined communist nations within the
speech. What specific threats did these nations pose?
 Assess if Senator Joseph McCarthy charges were accurate.
 Analyze anti-communist sentiments during the Cold War era, were these
sentiments valid. If so, how? If not, why not?
 Explain if there are other examples of events similar to the Red Scare that have
occurred throughout history and modern day.
 Examine what happened to people who invoked the Fifth Amendment, refused to
appear or were found in violation of the law as defined by the Congressional
Committee.
Option 2: The Civil Rights Movement
Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech
given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into
your Google search bar: "I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr." Feel free also to
locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study,
including information on the Civil Rights Movement.
Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts:
 Explain if the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the nation.
 What effect would the Civil Rights Acts have across the continent on minority
groups?
 Do you think that the tactics and strategies that civil rights activists used in the
1960s would apply to today's racial and ethnic conflicts? Why or why not?
 Do the ideas of the 1960s still have relevance today? If so how? If not, why not?
 Analyze how the Civil Rights Movement would impact diversity in America today.
Option 3: American Domestic and Foreign Policies (1953-1991)
Complete a search either in the Chamberlain Library or internet for domestic and foreign
polices of four (4) of the following Presidents. Please incorporate at least one primary
source of either a policy or act that you have chosen to write about.
 Eisenhower
 Kennedy
 Johnson
 Nixon
 Ford
 Carter
 Reagan
Then, compare domestic and foreign polices of your four (4) presidents by answering
the following prompts:
 Explain how your selected presidents worked to improve the United States
economically and socially. Give at least one example of each president.

 Assess if the policies of your choice of presidents strengthen or weaken the
United States.
 Explain how you see your choice of presidents served the public interest and
further the cause of democracy.
 Determine if it is constitutional for the United States to fight preemptive wars.
 Determine if human rights and morality should be the cornerstones of United
State foreign policy.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
 Length: 4-5 pages (not including title page and references page)
 1-inch margins
 Double spaced
 12-point Times New Roman font
 Title page
 References page
 In-text citations that correspond with your end reference

SOLUTION

The Impact of Civil Rights Movement of 1960s on the Nation

The Civil Rights Movement of 1960s had a significant impact on the country, and therefore can be regarded to have caused impactful changes to the nation. Firstly, the civil rights activists alongside protestors from different racial and ethnic backgrounds collaborated to push for legislations that would lead to greater social and economic mobility for the minority groups in America, foster access to resources for women, African Americans and other minority groups, as well as put an end to discrimination and inequality (Bader & Warkentien, 2016).The civil rights movement fostered the breakage of pattern for public facilities’ segregation by race, more so in the south. However, in as much as the Civil Rights Movement contributed to the nation’s transformation, the leaders, especially the black Africans at the time paid a high price whilst advocating for equal rights. The black activists perceived the struggle as a liberation movement for not only pushing for civil rights but also for fighting against economic, political, as well as cultural injustices caused by past racial oppression (Corbett, 2016).

Effect of the Civil Rights Acts on Minority Groups across the Continent

The Civil Rights Acts had a major impact on the minority groups, for instance the 1964 Civil Rights Acts enabled women to acknowledge and participate in the fight for their rights. Please click the purchase button to access the entire copy at $10