What does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you?

What was the importance of the sepoy mutiny?

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.

Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence. segregation in the united states in the late 1800s and early 1900s was supported by law alone. by custom alone. by both law and custom.