The Cold War between the U.S. and Soviet Union originated from postwar disagreements, conflicting ideologies, and fears of expansionism. The Soviet Union sought prosperity through security; a rebuilt Europe would be a threat. Similarly, the U.S. advocated capitalism while the Soviets advocated communism.

The term was used to describe liberal politicians and labor union leaders who supported democracy and equality. They supported the growth of labor unions, the civil rights movement, and the War on Poverty, while simultaneously opposing totalitarianism and Communist Party rule.

The Cold War became a dominant influence on many aspects of American society for much of the second half of the 20th century. It escalated due to antagonist values between the United States, representing capitalism and democracy, and the Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism.

The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. By the end of the 1950’s, dissent slowly increased reaching a climax by the late 1960’s.

In conclusion, the Cold War had a large effect on American society. Americans went through a phase of paranoia related to McCarthyism and his blacklist. Television shows and comics sought to assuage these fears. Meanwhile, the Civil Rights Movement was greatly influenced by the Korean War and Executive Order 9981.

The Cold War established the presence of an American eternal enemy, and politicians capitalized on this as a way to consolidate their own sense of power and control. The Cold War gave American politics and culture a clear and definable enemy that everyone could agree on.

The goals of the United States during the Cold War was to isolate the Soviet Union from spreading Communism, encourage Democracy and to promote open markets for the US goods to prevent another depression.

Why was 1945 a critical year in United States foreign relations? conflicting goals for the future of Europe led to growing hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union.

How did the communist takeover of North Korea impact U.S. foreign policy? It led President Truman to drop atomic bombs on Japan. It prompted President Truman to reinstate the Open Door policy. It pushed President Truman to expand containment to include Asia.

In what ways did the nation’s workforce change following WWII? all the soldiers came back and took their jobs back. Also there were more white collar jobs then in the past.

The Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts.