World War II evolved directly into what war between what two nations? How long did this war last?

Let’s take a look inside the United States. What was American society like in the 1950s?

Which of the following sets took place, passed into law, or were introduced in the 1950s?

This is Tule Lake, which was created by Executive Order 9066.  What was the purpose of this place?

Why was there rationing of things like sugar and shoes during World War II when it’s been established that American production levels were sky-high during the conflict?   Surely a nation that could build thousands of airplanes could make enough shoes for everyone.  What did lectures say about this?

The Cold War was more than just a disagreement between two nations over political systems.  The United States had serious concerns about the USSR because of its behavior.  The USSR, after all, committed a number of crimes against humanity, including the Holodormor of 1932-33, in which it intentionally starved about seven million of its own people.

The election of Donald Trump in 2016 is believed to have reflected widespread irritation with and mistrust for professional politicians.  According to the lectures, what single event in the 1970s is believed to have set the stage for this election by severely damaging the faith and trust American citizens had in their politicians?  Why?

The Berkeley Free Speech Movement of 1961 was a sit-in movement run by young black Americans in North Carolina.

The Watts Riot of 1965 and the riots of 1967 destroyed the notion that the United States had fully solved its civil rights and race issues.

The Cold War is so named because its primary antagonists never engaged each other directly in a “hot,” or shooting war. But was the Cold War entirely without war? What major conflicts did the United States fight during the Cold War and when?