The cold war impacted every aspect of American life

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The Effects of Cold War to American Lives

The Cold War lasted for about fifty years . This conflict between the two powers , the United States and Russia (USSR , has affected many lives around the world , especially the lives of American people . The United States spent billion of dollars for its war effort in those times , thus affecting American civilians and the American economy

The United States military spending greatly improved the economy of the United States . The economic growth has been due to the success

of industrialists and businessmen who greatly benefited in military spending . Furthermore , the change in foreign polices and the signing of treaties which made the trade between participating countries possible greatly helped the United States economy . The Marshall Plan is one of these policies . It led to a large hike in demand of products manufactured in the United States , which eventually helped the economy to grow (Foner 909

The United States military also invested large amounts of resources to scientific research to improve weaponry . Since these researches are usually done on Universities and schools , it develops a rapid improvement and expansion of the country 's education system . It also led to the improvements of medicine , aircraft , computers and other products which greatly improved the life of Americans (Foner 909

The American government also changed its immigration policies to promote what they called the free world . Every one who fled from communism is being accepted in the United States regardless of their race...