Yes
Relations between the two superpowers deteriorated somewhat in 1960 when the Soviets shot down an American U-2 spy plane deep inside their territory. The following year, Khrushchev approved the construction of the Berlin Wall in order to stop East Germans from fleeing to capitalist West Germany.
white males
This was an effort espoused by "Jacksonian democracy" (in reference to Andrew Jackson). The stated intent was to allow common Americans to have more influence in the political processes.
The expanding of the democratic franchise aimed at getting rid of property requirements for voting. That benefit thus went to white males. It didn't do anything for blacks under slavery, of course, and and wasn't at all concerned about giving voting rights to women.