History of the United States

History of the United States (1945-1964)

For details, see the main History of the United States (1945-1964) article.

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The post-war era in the United States was defined internationally by the beginning of the Cold War, where the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to expand their influence at the expense of the other, checked by each side's massive nuclear arsenal. The result was a series of conflicts during this period including the Korean War and the tense nuclear showdown of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Within the United States, the Cold War prompted concerns about Communist influence, and also resulted in government efforts to encourage math and science towards efforts like the space race.

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Cold War - Soviet Union - Korean War - Cuban Missile Crisis

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Meanwhile, the American people completed their great migration from the farms into the cities, and experienced a period of sustained economic expansion. At the same time, institutionalized racism across the United States, but especially in the American South, became increasingly challenged by the growing Civil Rights movement and African American leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. During the 1960s, the Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation between Whites and Blacks had come to an end.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. - 1960s - Jim Crow laws - Racial segregation - Whites - Blacks

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