Concerning this era, there are several themes which we learn in the American Indian literature. Among these we have the Indian ceremonial chants and oratory, the influence of christianity, ethnicity and racism.
had purchased US small arms in the summer of 1940, but needed an alternative to cash transactions. The Roosevelt administration came up with the straight trade concept, and in September 1940, Roosevelt signed
The successful attempt to put the satellite Sputnik into space confirmed the fear of the US citizens that the Soviet Union was capable of potentially placing weapons into space (like missile-technology satellites, etc).