In 1948, many Southern Democrats split from their party to support Governor J. Strom Thurmond because
A) China had fallen to the communists.
B) they opposed American membership in the United Nations.
C) President Truman took a strong stand in favor of civil rights.
D) they found the Republican candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, more sympathetic to their conservative ideology.
E) Truman appointed an ambassador to the Catholic Vatican City.

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Many Southern Democrats, known as "Dixiecrats," split from the Democratic Party in 1948 because they opposed President Truman's strong stance on civil rights, which threatened the segregationist policies they supported.

In 1948, Many Southern Democrats Split from Their Party to Support