Cold War America, 1946 to 1990 (Almanacs of American Life) PDF
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P P ALMANACS OF AMERICAN LIFE COLD WAR AMERICA 1946 to 1990 P P ALMANACS OF AMERICAN LIFE COLD WAR AMERICA 1946 to 1990 Ross Gregory Richard Balkin General Editor Cold War America,1946 to 1990 Copyright © 2003 by Ross Gregory Map and graphs © Infobase Publishing All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or by any information storage or retrieval systems,without permission in writing from the publisher.For information contact: Facts On File,Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street NewYork NY 10001 ISBN-13:978-0-8160-3868-8 ISBN-10:0-8160-3868-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gregory,Ross. Cold War America,1946 to 1990/Ross Gregory. p.cm.—(Almanacs of American life) ISBN 0-8160-3868-6 (hardcover) 1.United States—History—1945.2.United States—Social conditions—1945.3.Cold War—Social aspects—United States.I.Title.II.Series. E741 .G76 2002 973.92—dc21 2001051136 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations,institutions,or sales promotions.Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design byFred Pusterla Cover design by Cathy Rincon Maps and graphs by Dale Williams,Jeremy Eagle,and Sholto Ainslie Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 This book is printed on acid-free paper. For Shirley,Theresa,Graham,Darren,and Danielle Note on Photos Many of the illustrations and photographs used in this book are old,historical images.The quality of the prints is not always up to modern standards,as in some cases the originals are damaged.The content of the illustrations, how- ever,made their inclusion important despite problems in reproduction. Contents List of Maps xiii Water Transport 157 End of an Era 160 Preface xv 6. Communications 163 1. The Americans: The Course of the Communications System 163 Population and Immigration 1 Postal Service 163 The American Population 1 Telephones 165 Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the American Developments in Telephone Communication, Population 6 1946–1990 166 Immigration 20 Radio and Television 167 The Next Generation:Enter the Internet 171 2. Weather and Climate 29 The Print Media 172 Methods of Measuring Comfort or Discomfort 30 In the Beginning Was the Word 176 Weather as a Destructive Force 35 7. Vital Statistics and Health Care 178 3. Chronology,1946–1990 48 Births 178 The Postwar Period and Start of the Cold War, Birth Control 182 1946–1960 48 Abortion 184 The Era of the Sixties,1961–1970 54 Sexual Behavior and Attitudes 187 The Era of the Seventies,1971–1980 60 Marriage 190 The Eighties,1981–1990 64 Divorce 191 Families and Households 192 4. The American Economy 69 Medical Care and Medical Care Providers 202 The StockMarket 76 Some Major Developments in Health and Medicine, Energy 80 1946–1990 203 Banking and Finance 88 Substance Use and Abuse 214 International Business 90 Employment 97 8. Religion 222 Poverty 113 The Course of Religion,1946–1990 222 Agriculture 115 Catholicism in the United States 227 Earnings and Expenses and a Parity Price 124 Television Evangelists and Emergence of the Prices and Inflation 126 Religious Right 229 Taxes 131 9. Politics and Government 231 5. Transportation 136 Vietnam,Watergate,and the Crisis of the Modern General Trends 136 Presidency 236 Motor Vehicles 136 Chronology of the Watergate Scandal 236 Gas-guzzlers,Beetles,and the Japanese Invasion Money in Politics and Growth of the PAC 241 141 Expansion of the Electorate,1946–1990 245 Air Transport 148 Civil Rights 248 Railroads 153 Development of the Civil Rights Movement and the Urban Transport 157 Issue of Race Relations,1954–1990 248 ix
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