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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 ...
Next Section Arts and Entertainment, 1945-1968; Overview Civil rights march on Wash[ington], D.C. / [WKL]. The entry of the United States into World War II caused vast changes in virtually every aspect of American life. Millions of men and women entered military service and saw parts of the world they would likely never have seen otherwise.
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October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.
Description. Many aspects of life in the United States are the same as it was in Harry Truman's time. Life is still centered around families, school, and work. However, much has changed. Nightly family dinners are now much more likely to be in the car on the way to practice or activities. Homes look very different than they did the 1940s.
A report released in mid-1945 by Senator James Mead of New York took this opinion, arguing that if the war in the Pacific ended quickly, “the United States would find itself largely unprepared ...
1940. April 1, 1940 - The 1940 census indicates a United States population of 132,164,569. This represented an increase of 7.3% since 1930, the lowest rate of increase in the 20th century. The center of the United States population was geographically placed two miles southeast by east of Carlisle, Indiana.
1947 Major News Events in History. Roswell UFO incident. U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall announces the “Marshall Plan”. The International Monetary Fund IMF begins to operate. The start of the Cold War which endured over four decades. The United Nations votes in favor of the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel.
