The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... However it is difficult to see this as an actual cause of the Cold War, as the world was very different then, than it is in the twentieth century and it didn't involved the U.S. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ... Pg. 39) As the great depression was classed as a cause of World War II and as the depression was caused by capitalism, people thought capitalism may be a cause of a possible next World War. ... Truman said, "I believe it must be the policy...

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Most of the people McCarthy accused were convicted. ... The U.S. got involved with Korea and Vietnam, both communist nations, and tried to occupy and convert them with new governments. The Korean conflict ended at the 38th parallel dividing the north and the south. ... Many blacks moved to the north, Chicago in particular, to get work and escape segregation. ... Business is good in the 60's with major tax cuts and the economy took off. ...

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