"<span>The </span>United States in the 1950s<span> experienced marked economic growth – with an increase in manufacturing and home construction amongst a </span>post–World War II economic expansion<span>. The </span>Cold War<span> and its associated conflicts helped create a politically conservative climate in the country, as the quasi-confrontation intensified throughout the entire decade. Fear of </span>communism<span> caused public Congressional hearings in both houses of </span>Congress<span> while </span>anti-communism<span> was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the period." -Wikipedia</span>
the provisional government under Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik followers who then took power to themselves alone rather than sharing.
Basin and river are large water ways, rift and lakes are narrow and small water ways. Nad mountain are large land masses that have risen due to tectionic plates.