Question

By the mid-1940s, there was a split between liberals and conservatives in the democratic party focusing on

Answer 1

The contentious issues had to do with the New deal and issues to do with human rights. The new deal which was a signature policy of Roosevelt, and which had helped alleviate the great depression suffering was increasingly facing criticism from the conservatives who believed it was a great toll on big companies. Issues to do with civil rights for the blacks were also highly divisive.