1950s
the suburban housing explosion & interstate highways change the American Landscape
1950s post-war America is a superpower with a turbocharged economy
1950s
The US is locked in a struggle for global Dominance with another superpower- the soviet Union
1950s
Both sides support rival sides in communist vs non-communist struggles around the world
1950s
And both build huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons (jan 10, 1950 – oct 3, 1959)