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The history of the United States from 1945 to 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 organized, and a triumph of the ...
May 3, 2023 · Amna Nawaz: The fact that our country is divided isn't new. And, in many respects, it can be traced back to the founding of a nation on the promise of freedom, while dependent on slavery, when ...
Jun 17, 2010 · The 1950s were a decade marked by the post- World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States. “America at this moment,” said the former British ...
Oct 29, 2009 · The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. At its peak, the U.S. unemployment rate topped 20 percent.
January 20: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, begins his third term. Henry A. Wallace becomes the 33rd U.S. vice president. January 4 – The short subject Elmer's Pet Rabbit is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card.
May 14, 2020 · On the home front, the massive mobilization effort during World War II had put Americans back to work. Unemployment, which had reached 25 percent during the Great Depression and hovered at 14.6 ...
Feb 11, 2016 · Americans eat 57 pounds of chicken, compared to just 1.5 pounds of lard. But Americans, gluttons to their core, have replaced fat’s flavor with something even worse: Their sugar intake has ...
