HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Latinos
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African Americans
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white Americans
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Mexican Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -For the United States, 1945–1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist states; the Cold War had begun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inflation and labor unrest. The country’s main economic concern in the immediate postwar years was inflation. The president worried that a sudden end to price and wage controls would result in a dramatic rise in prices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly a third of Americans lived in poverty. A third of the country’s homes had no running water, two-fifths lacked flushing toilets, and three-fifths lacked central heating. More than half of the nation’s farm dwellings had no electricity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Three important political events define the period between the end of World War II in 1945 and 1970: the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. These three events provide the overarching framework for a rich array of social and political changes that took place in America during that time.