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The Cold War (1945–1963)

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The Postwar World: 1945–1949

The Start of the Cold War: 1947–1952

The Korean War: 1950–1953

Postwar Prosperity at Home: 1945–1960

Eisenhower at Home: 1952–1959

Eisenhower and the Cold War: 1954–1960

Kennedy and Liberalism: 1960–1963

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