After the end of World War II, the U.S. economy experienced phenomenal growth throughout the Cold War period. Following the war, prosperity returned to the United States, which led to the ...

Although many people assume that the baby boom happened because peace and prosperity returned, historian Elained Tyler May points out in Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era ...

prosperity and above all peace. Even the advent of the Atom Bomb, the decisive weapon that ended the war was celebrated for it was believed it was so powerful it would render warfare obsolete.

where he argued the United States should reconceptualize its post-Cold War strategy vis-à-vis Europe to ensure both parties’ collective prosperity and security. In the wake of division, growing ...