Hwo did the cold war affect life in the 1950s

The Cold War shapes American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal life's of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy.

The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. By the end of the 1950's, dissent slowly increased reaching a climax by the late 1960's.