Only two nuclear weapons have been used in the course of warfare, both by the United States near the end of World War II. The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. Even though it was heavily shielded from the public eye, the Soviet Union still were able to gain information about the program,and therefore laid their own foundations to form these lethal weapons. The atomic bomb had astronomical destructive effects in both uses, helping America ensure victory.

Also known as by the States' Rights Democratic Party, it was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States in 1948. Supporters were determined to protect what they believed as the southern way of life, which was harmed by the oppressive federal government. They opposed racial integration and wanted to retain Jim Crow Laws.

An independent commission of the United States federal government in charge of the responsibility for investigating, reporting on, and making recommendations concerning civil rights issues. President Dwight D. Eisenhower created this in response to a recommendation by the President's Committee on Civil Rights.