These states were known as the board states and they close to the nation's capitol. Lincoln was president during this time and was known for jailing officials in these states. That had the power to decide whether or not the state would join the union or the confederacy.
The 1970s are remember as an era when the women’s rights, gay rights and environmental movements competed with the Watergate scandal, the energy crisis and the ongoing Vietnam War for the world’s attention
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and reform that flourished, causing the religions to change. They began "Prohibition" which prevented the sale of alcohol. More went to churches and gatherings because of this. acording too http://www.answers.com/Q/How_did_religious_attitudes_change_in_1920s
To have won the Pulitzer Prize.
Communism seemed to be spreading outside of Russia and Eastern Europe and people found out that America's nuclear secrets had been leaked to the Communists. People were worried about secret communist agents in the U.S and the spread of communism which was against American ideals such as democracy and capitalism.