Significant events in the decades following World War II

Running Head : Post-WWII History

Significant Events in the Decades Following World War II

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After World War II , the United States focused on putting an end to Communism . This endeavor , however , was carried out at the expense of the rights and liberties of both the American citizenry and the people of the Third World . This is a discussion of the anti-Communist policies of the US from the 1950s to the 1990s

Significant Events in the Decades Following World War II

After World War

II , the United States focused on putting an end to Communism . The economic climate of the immediate postwar years was conducive to the rise of the political left . The detrimental effects of depression and global war generated popular demands for widespread social , political and economic reforms . Furthermore , wartime controls made ordinary citizens believe that economic planning was the best way to restore economic growth and equity (Painter , 1999

The United States , however , underwent a shift to the right . Republican domination of both houses of Congress after the 1946 midterm elections led to the strengthening of conservative opposition to the New Deal Despite this accomplishment , the Republicans were unable to contain the main achievements of the New Deal - unionization of heavy industry Social Security , agricultural subsidies and civil rights militancy Throughout Europe and in parts of the Third World , meanwhile , chaotic social , political and economic conditions resulted in the emergence of Communist parties and other leftist groups (Painter , 1999 . The aforementioned developments prompted...