The Aftermath of World War II

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This paper describes the USA in the aftermath of WWII. The paper first relates that the aftermath of the Second World War saw the beginning of the "baby boom" generation as well as the end of the Great Depression. The paper also relates that the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the world's two leading superpowers, which also led to the beginning of the Cold War between the Western powers and the Communist-bloc nations. In addition, the paper relates that World War II played a key role in ending racial segregation and in expanding America's suburbs.

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"As it is common antebellum, the United States experienced what is referred to as a "baby boom". "Baby boom" is a term used to refer to the time when couples reunite after war and begin building families. (At this time in history, birth control was not widely available, which could also have something to do with the number of children families were having.) More so, the use of this term refers to the time prior to 1945 when it was more difficult for people to have families, not only because husbands were away at war, but because from the year 1929 up until the onset of World War II, The Great Depression, a time when jobs and food were scarce, left people unable to financially take on another mouth to feed. The baby boom occurred at a time when there weren't as many economic and social pressures to keep people from having families."

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