Conservatives And Liberals In The 1950's

Throughout the 1950’s, there was an ongoing political clash between conservatives and liberals. During the time, liberals approved the idea of political and social change to provide equality for all. On the opposing side, conservatives believed that political and social views should stay the same, and to limit change. Conservatives rejected change in the society and the idea of communism. As conservatives rejected this idea of change, this helped create the idea of a nuclear or ideal family and the belief that communists are dangerous. Liberals, on the other hand, were for political and social change, which allowed them to create the idea of equality for all. Due to this conflict, this allowed America to greatly change their political and social views, and helped create an even more diverse culture.
During the 1950’s, one of the many trends conservatives rejected were communist beliefs and the idea of communists in the State Department, which is the lead U.S foreign affairs agency. On February 11, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy sent a telegram to the former US president, Harry S. Truman, demanding the names of those placed in the State Department because they were considered security risks due to their communist connections. To illustrate, Document 1, the …show more content…
In order for liberals to achieve the idea of equality for all, they needed to replace old policies with new ones. To illustrate, in document 3, it states, “ Although our own technology is destroying old and creating new forms of social organization, men still tolerate meaningless work and idleness. ” This quote from the text illustrates how liberals rejected conservative beliefs by wanting to replace old values with new ones. This completely rejected the conservative beliefs by wanting political and social