the role of the federal government and the foreign relations of the United States(from end of Reconstruction to end of 20th century

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Introduction

The period that followed the Second World War was marked by the federal government devoting a lot of attention and time to the reforms of civil rights and legislation than it had previously ever done since the end of reconstruction in the year 1876 . Although there is quite remarkable literature analyzing the movements of the modern civil rights , its relationship with the foreign policy of America during the war and after the war is still to a great extent unexploited . This gap

shows that although the revolutionary alterations brought abut war they also introduced new opportunities and exerted pressure which led to the reforms which were witnessed in the United States of America . The colonial empires dismantling , the holocaust and establishment of UN all made significant contributions for the reception of the reforms of civil rights in both the judicial and the executive units of the federal government

Reconstruction

The South 's defeat and invasion of the union was very destructive , it was then followed by economic policies which were considered to be highly exploitative especially in the South . This caused bitterness for a long period of time to the Southerners who were defeated and they were furious towards the United States of America government . As a result of the federal government failure to unite the country as one effectively the enforcement of the civil rights of the African-Americans who were formerly enslaved was delayed for a number of decades . The reconstructions which took...