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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. African Americans united and
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See moreThe Cold War (1945–1991) was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, and economic competition between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the powers of the Western world, led by the
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See moreAt the center of middle-class culture in the 1950s was a growing demand for consumer goods; a result of the postwar prosperity, the increase in variety and availability of consumer
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See moreFollowing the end of Reconstruction, many states adopted restrictive Jim Crow laws which enforced segregation of the races and the second-class status of African Americans. The Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) accepted segregation as constitutional.
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• The popularity of television skyrocketed, particularly in the US, where 77% of households purchased their first TV set during the decade.
• The social mores about sex were particularly restrictive, characterized by strong...
See moreTruman: 1945–1953
Truman, a self-educated farm boy from Missouri, stood in sharp contrast to the urbane and imperious...
See more• Alexander, Charles C. (1975). Holding the Line: The Eisenhower Era, 1952–1961. online edition
• Ambrose, Stephen E. (2003). Eisenhower: The President; also Eisenhower: Soldier and President. Standard scholarly biography...
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