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Social effects
The Cold War affected America by leading to the rise in McCarthyism and the persecution of innocent Americans, changing pop culture to be dominated by fear and communism, and led to the execution of the containment policy that would stretch thin relations with opposing nations.
Political effects
The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. By the end of the 1950's, dissent slowly increased reaching a climax by the late 1960's.
Economic effects
The Cold War led to high inflation by the 1970s, resulting in a shift to supply-side economics…but with continued deficit spending! Between 1946 and 1989, the United States was locked in a tense period of political tension with the Soviet Union (also known as the USSR).