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For the average US Citizen, and possibly any other human being living in a society that had knowledge of Atomic Bombs (Nuclear Missiles); daily life consisted of..."Gee, is that a mushroom cloud over there? Darn, someone pushed the button...S--- , it started." We lived under the cloud of Nuclear War. Life was routine, and one day it might happen...until then life went on.
During and after the cold war, the world's nations decided that it would be smart to have nuclear weapons and also that it was good to be technologically advanced. The world pretty much had a race to see who had the best technology and who had the best weapons. It changed the world because now nations are trying to get other nations not to use them, and also because nations are always thinking if something happens there can be a nuclear war. Also, because we are technologically advanced, we are able to get so far. We have ipods where before we would need records,tapes, cds. And also the most recent thing I can remember the ipad. it's things that made a difference and let us be as technologically advanced as we are.
The inventions that the Cold War produced would change the world forever; the most important of these innovations were the microwave, integrated circuits, communications and spy satellites, ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile), internet, smoke detector, supercomputer, and GPS. Not to mention the advances in how our government now deals with foreign affairs, like the use of more high tech servalance through satalites to ensure proper diagnostics on international threats. After the cold war it is safe to say America has taken on a new international role as a world peace keeper, or world police sort of, although are actions are only executed when the benefits out weigh the risks, like in the case of Iraq for forgien oil.
Among other things, there were the children brought up in a state of fear, called the "Duck and Cover Generatiion".Which iis often seen as an abberation in American socitey.
We lived our daily lives, routinely...if the MUSHROOM Clouds appeared; just try to live from day to day. Don't think about it, if they appear, they appear...there's nothing anyone can do about it. Live your life as if tomorrow would never come.
Much of the US was worried about the possibility of a nuclear war. Civil Defense drills were common. Vast quantities of materials and effort were put into weapons development. If these had been focused on other activities, many things in the world might be different. The world was divided into two armed camps, each very suspicious of the other.
it brought fear to the united states that a nuclear weapon were being formed
Americans began to fear communism and people who were suspected as communists, such as celebrities in the entertainment industry (look up the Hollywood Ten), received criminal punishment.
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How did the Cold War impact World War 2?
The Cold War did not impact WW2 at all, because it happened later.
Is the cold war another name for the Civil War?
Two separate things. The cold war was a state of mistrust and intense spying between the US and the USSR, and to a lesser extent, China. no it is not, The cold war was between Russia and America, The civil war is Northern America vs Southern America
What impact did the cold war have on American families?
they all died. :/
Whom did America support in cold war?
America supported NATO
Impact of the cold war on the aerospace industry?
Thanks to the cold war, the US landed a man on the moon in 1969! We had the "Right Stuff!"
How did the Cold War impact World War 2?
The Cold War did not impact WW2 at all, because it happened later.
How did the aids epidemic affect the cold war?
The aids epidemic had a huge impact on the cold war, the impact was caused by aids
How did the cold war impact DDT?
DDT and the Cold War were two different issues.
America's current status in the cold war?
There's no cold war.
Sould America had went to the Vietnam war?
Part of the cold war; should America have participated in the cold war?
How did the cold war affect the earth?
The Cold War had the potential to severely impact the earth through the effects of expolding hundreds of nuclear weapons if it ever became a hot war. But as the Cold War did not result in a nuclear confrontation, it had esseentially no impact on the earth.
America feared this country during the cold war?
America feared the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Cold War lasted for over 40 years from 1946 to 1991.
Are there any economic similarities between the cold war and the war in Iraq?
The only one I know is that they both fought America, well America was in the cold war and America fought Iraq.
What were the political effects of the Cold War?
it has nothing impact...
What impact did china have in the cold war?
they wanted everything
Stalin's impact in America?
Stalin urged the North Koreans to invade South Korea. Result: The Korean War (1950-1953). Stalin died in 1953.
Is the cold war another name for the Civil War?
Two separate things. The cold war was a state of mistrust and intense spying between the US and the USSR, and to a lesser extent, China. no it is not, The cold war was between Russia and America, The civil war is Northern America vs Southern America
