Most Significant Events

The Past America and Beyond

The end of the Second World War has brought so many changes in international relations , political , economical and social changes . The most important and most influential of these is the rise of two super powers in the world : the United States of America and the USSR . The emergence of these two states has brought so many political and economic changes that became influential from the past decades until the present .The rise of the US government into power has become massive and became the indicative factor in settling

international relations . The events that took place after the Second World War created massive impact on policy formations in the international arena . The Cold War for example has been the biggest offspring of the war . Consequently , from the Cold War emerged different political and economic changes that from the past decades until now have still served their purpose , and until this era have played as decisive factors in creating foreign and domestic policies

For the purpose of this , we shall be studying events that happened in the following decades : 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , 1980s and 1990s The events that will be tackled are those events that tool place that have had great and influential changed in American policy , and those that are until now still prevalent in international relations

1950 : The Rise of the American Dream

The years from the 1950s have highlighted the growth of the American community . Central to this interval is the modernization of the American life , the development of more modernized society , and the peak of what they called the American dream . During these years were the improvement in technology , infrastructures , and the rise of mass cultures

The emergence of this abrupt modernization in American society was a response to the slump that was caused by the war . This response created a boom in American economy . High consumer spending became the coping mechanism of the civilians to recover from the war , which in turn also brought in higher government spending , a booming military industrial sector , which became the offset for a prosperous economy (Leffler 1994

The rise of this modern industry for the American society was a fulfillment for their American dream . Every society and every individual were accountable for their own changes and emancipation . Their goal was to create a society that was free , modernized , superior and on top of every nation . Moreover , this economic boom and high consumer spending brought in the development of new innovations and quality inventions that enhanced not only the purpose that it must serve , but also took note of its aesthetic factors . The rise of the automobile industry for instance is a good example of the general idea that this occurrence has made a strong impact on . The emergence of their automobile industry is a starting point and an important facet in the current economic trend that the US has subliminally inculcated towards the people around the globe (McKinlay , 1993 ) This emergence has brought in the...