Germany Cold War
• Who the political dispute involved/was between; The Cold War (1947–1991) was the tense relationship between the United States (and its allies), and the Soviet Union (the USSR and its allies) between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union • How it affected everyday life for the residents of the countries it involved: The Cold War had many effects on society, both today and in the past. Primarily, communism was defeated. In Russia, military spending was cut dramatically and quickly. The effects of this were very large, seeing as the military-industrial sector had previously employed one of every five Soviet adults and its dismantling left hundreds of millions throughout the former Soviet Union unemployed. [ Music In the 1930's and 40's both the husband and wife of a household used their earnings to support the family. This was a necessity because of the Great Depression. However, in the 1950’s, it was the men who earned the money and women ...
