After World War II

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This paper discusses the changes that WWII and its aftermath brought to American society. The writer examines the major events and movements of each presidential era following WWII and how each was shaped by the American victory in that war and then in its turn affected all that followed. After pointing out that the wars that the US engaged in after WWII, such as the Cold War, the Vietnamese War and the Korean War, all came to an end, the writer notes that the current war on terror is not so clearly defined, and there is no end in sight. Looking back at WWII and the positive effects that its end brought not only to the US but to its former enemies Germany and Japan, may bring clarity and hope in finding a solution to this war as well.

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"The war did have an economic impact that was beneficial in the main and that helped overcome what was left of the Depression. As noted, employment increased to the point where there were labor shortages, and after the war growth in production was encouraged and maintained in a stronger economy. When Truman was considering dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, one argument used for doing so was that it would shorten the war. It was argued that it was not necessary to drop the bomb on an inhabited area, however, and that an appropriate demonstration in an uninhabited area would have the same effect."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Baker, Nancy V. "National Security versus Civil Liberties." Presidential Studies Quarterly 33(3)(2003), 547.
• Bering, Helle. "America First, History Second." The Washington Times (September 29, 1999), 21.
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• Center for Constitutional Rights. The State of Civil Liberties: One Year Later: Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era. Law and Policy in International Business 34(1)(2003).
• Europa World Yearbook 1993. London: Europa Press, 1993.

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