There was a war to end, inventions to make, and a world to change. During the years of 1970 to the present, Americans experienced a country moving forward. For example, Americans found new learning with the Internet which had a part of the dawning of the “Information Age.” Americans also faced 9-11 which damaged the sense of security and strength of America. (New Voices, New Frontiers…” p.1277-1289) An important person living during this era was Steve Jobs because he introduced technology to America. Furthermore, an event that had a major impact at the time on Americans was the Cold War. It put the fear of communism into every American. Lastly, one invention that affected Americans was Google. It enabled Americans to look up information on
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Therefore, when it ended, a huge relief was felt across the whole country. Neither the United States or the Soviet Union ran military campaigns and yet billions of dollars and millions of lives were lost from both sides in the fight (“The Cold War Conundrum” p.1). The Cold War made Americans hate communism by the use of propaganda throughout the government. It also made Americans more aware of communism and the impact it had on its country and its people. The tensions and suspicions were heightened in Americans about the government and who could be trusted. Americans always felt like they had to be on alert from Russia and War was always on the minds of many. People were seen as bad people due to the negative propaganda used by Russia. Americans also thought that they had to buy and spend more of their money in order to help grow the economy. This made the government innovate knew ideas into the economy in order to keep Russia off the people’s minds. Once America’s economy grew much larger than Russia’s, Russia knew it had to make peace and “tear down the wall” between itself and the United States. When peace was finally accomplished and the Cold War ended, a sense of strength and security returned to Americans and many other countries around the world. In conclusion, the ending of the Cold War was a great way for innovation to occur in …show more content…
During this era, the cold war ending was a way for America to forget about the country’s foreign problems and becoming innovation again. An invention that proved innovating in this time was Google. It helped people find information with ease. Finally, a person that was innovating for America at this time was Steve Jobs. It is clear that his technology and his bright mind shaped and changed America forever. This era, although, was one of fear and despair, still proved to show that America could overcome and innovate more than it ever
Therefore, when it ended, a huge relief was felt across the whole country. Neither the United States or the Soviet Union ran military campaigns and yet billions of dollars and millions of lives were lost from both sides in the fight (“The Cold War Conundrum” p.1). The Cold War made Americans hate communism by the use of propaganda throughout the government. It also made Americans more aware of communism and the impact it had on its country and its people. The tensions and suspicions were heightened in Americans about the government and who could be trusted. Americans always felt like they had to be on alert from Russia and War was always on the minds of many. People were seen as bad people due to the negative propaganda used by Russia. Americans also thought that they had to buy and spend more of their money in order to help grow the economy. This made the government innovate knew ideas into the economy in order to keep Russia off the people’s minds. Once America’s economy grew much larger than Russia’s, Russia knew it had to make peace and “tear down the wall” between itself and the United States. When peace was finally accomplished and the Cold War ended, a sense of strength and security returned to Americans and many other countries around the world. In conclusion, the ending of the Cold War was a great way for innovation to occur in …show more content…
During this era, the cold war ending was a way for America to forget about the country’s foreign problems and becoming innovation again. An invention that proved innovating in this time was Google. It helped people find information with ease. Finally, a person that was innovating for America at this time was Steve Jobs. It is clear that his technology and his bright mind shaped and changed America forever. This era, although, was one of fear and despair, still proved to show that America could overcome and innovate more than it ever