The Cold War brought a powerful impact and anxiety towards the American Society between 1945 to 1975. The Cold War developed due to the opposite values between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States represented "capitalism, free market, private enterprise, individual liberty, and open political system"(Lecture#10). While the Soviet Union beliefs were "communism, state planning, state enterprise, community good, single party/limits on dissent" (Lecture#10). The United States and Soviet Union are both powerful nations in the World. The Cold War was different from other wars by the United States or Soviet Union did not send soldiers to go fight on their land. Instead this war was a competition by seeing which nation was better
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Americans feared the spread of communism in the United States because of communist spies. President Truman "pledged the United States to "contain" communism within the parameters of the Soviet Union and its satellites and simultaneously called for fortifications at home," (Faragher and Buhle 772). Americans had to mobilize for the Cold War, but in a different way which was rebuild the American culture image. The perfect image of an American family was known as the "nuclear family." The nuclear family was distinguished as two married adults in the middle class with at least two children. American couples were in a hurry to get married and have children because of the anxiety during the era. The marriage rates was at a high record due to couples marrying so young. America also dealt with a baby boom because couples were having more children and the couples that had to wait due to the Great Depression. Now with all the high rates of marriage and babies, families needed somewhere to live and there was a housing shortage. The shortage of housing ,in 1947, caused a production of houses in the suburbs which became known as Levittown in Long Island. William Levitt created the home building by building many similar houses. "Eventually, Levittown encompassed more than 17,000 houses and 82,000 people"(Faragher and Buhle 795). The Cold War also brought the Red Scare to the American society in …show more content…
The baby boomers generation were known to be the best educated because many young adults went to college. When the young adults were away from home while being in college, many became estranged from their parents generation. Tom Hayden, University of Michigan student, was one of the starters of Students for a Democratic Society and he motivated young adults to inquiry the society and be suspicious of what they are told. A new group known as the "new left" also formed in the baby boomers generation. The students part of the "new left" were irritated with the school 's method, by the colleges telling their parents about the students personal activities. The students disputed about how they were adults, that the college has not right to treat them like children. The students started to protest about their rights. The Berkeley free speech movement in 1964 was a sign of student movement, where Berkeley students were striking the stores in the Bay area that were being prejudice in hiring. The Berkeley advisors attempted to put an end to students protesting. Although the University consequently prohibited all the students clubs on campus. The students then protested that the University because removing clubs on campus was disregarding their freedom of speech. " On Dec 2, 1964 a crowd of 7,000 people gathered to protest this decision.
Americans feared the spread of communism in the United States because of communist spies. President Truman "pledged the United States to "contain" communism within the parameters of the Soviet Union and its satellites and simultaneously called for fortifications at home," (Faragher and Buhle 772). Americans had to mobilize for the Cold War, but in a different way which was rebuild the American culture image. The perfect image of an American family was known as the "nuclear family." The nuclear family was distinguished as two married adults in the middle class with at least two children. American couples were in a hurry to get married and have children because of the anxiety during the era. The marriage rates was at a high record due to couples marrying so young. America also dealt with a baby boom because couples were having more children and the couples that had to wait due to the Great Depression. Now with all the high rates of marriage and babies, families needed somewhere to live and there was a housing shortage. The shortage of housing ,in 1947, caused a production of houses in the suburbs which became known as Levittown in Long Island. William Levitt created the home building by building many similar houses. "Eventually, Levittown encompassed more than 17,000 houses and 82,000 people"(Faragher and Buhle 795). The Cold War also brought the Red Scare to the American society in …show more content…
The baby boomers generation were known to be the best educated because many young adults went to college. When the young adults were away from home while being in college, many became estranged from their parents generation. Tom Hayden, University of Michigan student, was one of the starters of Students for a Democratic Society and he motivated young adults to inquiry the society and be suspicious of what they are told. A new group known as the "new left" also formed in the baby boomers generation. The students part of the "new left" were irritated with the school 's method, by the colleges telling their parents about the students personal activities. The students disputed about how they were adults, that the college has not right to treat them like children. The students started to protest about their rights. The Berkeley free speech movement in 1964 was a sign of student movement, where Berkeley students were striking the stores in the Bay area that were being prejudice in hiring. The Berkeley advisors attempted to put an end to students protesting. Although the University consequently prohibited all the students clubs on campus. The students then protested that the University because removing clubs on campus was disregarding their freedom of speech. " On Dec 2, 1964 a crowd of 7,000 people gathered to protest this decision.