Postwar Prosperity at Home: 1945–1960 Postwar Financial Fears As World War II drew to a close, many Americans worried about the domestic economy. Although the war…

The Korean War: 1950–1953 The Start of the Korean War It seemed that Korea might become a flash point in the Cold War, but then Truman’s secretary of state,  Dean…

The Start of the Cold War: 1947–1952 Events 1938  House Un-American Activities Committee created 1947  Doctrine of containment emerges Truman articulates Truman…

THE COLD WAR (1945–1963) Postwar Tension In many ways, the Cold War began even before the guns fell silent in Germany and in the Pacific in 1945. Suspicion and mi…

"Education for Self-Reliance" Julius Nyerere Since long before independence the people of this country, under the leadership of TANU, have been demanding…