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    World War 2 brought many new ideas and changes to American life. Even though World War 2 brought "no physical destruction to the United States mainland"‚ it did affect American society in numerous ways. (Roark). World War 2’s effects on American society include a change in the workplace with an increase in industry and an robust economy‚ a look at America’s own prejudices‚ and shortages in everyday life. With the war overseas‚ American companies stopped producing the goods of American life and created

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    the first world war effected the American people‚ and how the war helped shape the country we know today. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were touring the city of Sarajevo in the newly acquired country of Serbia. The Serbian Nationalistic group the "Black Hand" plotted to assainate him‚ so‚ Gavrillo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Anyway this led to a big conflict in Europe‚ and all the major powers took their sides. This war was a big excuse

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    Religion and the Cold War Between 1910 and 1969 church membership in the United States increased from including 43% of the population to 69%. During these decades the United States faced many issues a whole‚ most notably the Cold War. In the chapter four of the Culture of the Cold War‚ Stephen J. Townsend portrays the significance Communism played in the incredibly fast spread of religion during the Cold War‚ creating a country united through belief in a higher power. This unity was shown through

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    The Effect of the Cold War Arm’s Race on STEM Occupations during the Cold War Ketib Oldiais Mr. Kelley IB Asian and European History HL 00450- A. Plan of Investigation 5 marks During the Cold War‚ the struggle for power between the communists of Soviet Russia and the pro-democracy politicians of the United States escalated in numerous proxy wars‚ acts of espionage‚ and potential nuclear warfare. Behind it all however‚ the Cold War was a breeding ground for competition in the fields of science‚

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    The Cold War was a period of time in which there was a rise in political and economic tension between the USA and the Soviet Union post World War 2. The purpose was to prevent the spread of communism and the domino theory.This event lasted from 1945 to 1985. The Cold war had a large effect on the United States domestic policy and American society. Things‚ people and events all played an effect on generations rapidly. One example of that had a large effect on the United States domestic policy and

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    document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Historical Context: Following World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers. This created a rivalry between these two nations that became known as the Cold War. While the Cold War affected United States foreign policy‚ it also had a great effect on United States domestic policy and on American society. . Task:   Using information from the documents and your knowledge of United States history‚

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    Causes and Effects of the Cold War The Soviet-American combat‚ known as the "Cold War" hung heavy over global affairs for more than forty long years; structuring the world with extensive military buildups‚ an unceasing nuclear arms rivalry‚ intensive surveillance‚ and relentless technological emulations. Further elaborated are the causes and repercussions of this menacing fracas drawn upon the world by the two superpowers; the United States of America and the Soviet Union.

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    yifeng 11235946 Gened 111-16 The cold war The Cold War was out broke between the 1940s to the 1990s. It was the conflict between the United States and the USSR together with their respective allies. The powers at war engaged in boosting their respective defense systems that led to massive spending of their national resources.( Ronald 157) The Cold War was surely expressed through in many areas‚ according to Ronald Kidd(2009)‚ author of The

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    The Cold War was a period of hostility‚ fear‚ and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of the 1940s to late 1980s. Like what Winston Churchill said‚ the world has been divided by the “Iron Curtain” during the Cold War between the Communists and the capitalists. It was called the Cold War because it was only a psychological warfare with no active wars between the two nations‚ which were due to the fear of nuclear arms. The result of the Cold War affected the world

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    The Cold War The cold war was a tense relationship between the Soviet Union and the Americans. The reason why they were fighting was because of the way their countries ran. The Soviet Union communism is a political way of thinking and an idea of how society should work and be organized. Communism is a kind of extreme socialism that says that there should not be social classes or states. Communism says that the people of any and every place in the world should all own the tools‚ factories‚ and

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