Postwar United States
Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The United States became the world's leading superpower as World War II ended in 1945. The following decades brought economic and social prosperity, remembered for counterculture, rock'n'roll, the Civil Rights Movement, the Space Race, the rise of suburban communities, and the development of nuclear technology.
The late 1940s had record high birth rates, creating a generation called the Baby Boomers. The Baby Boom was a phenomenon throughout the Western world and ended elsewhere — as in the U.S. — with the widespread availability of the contraception pill as well as an economic downturn in the 1960s. As these people are retiring during the 2010s, there is much nostalgia for the post-war decades.
This article focuses on locations important for American history from 1945 to the present day.
UnderstandI would turn to the Almighty, and say, 'If you allow me to live just a few years in the second half of the 20th century, I will be happy.'
LocationsThis is a concise thematic list of cities and places which either were the stage of significant events, or became important for the nation, during the post-war years.
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- Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons