The Cuban Missile Crisis has become one of the critical points in the history of the Cold War. With Soviet nuclear warheads already positioned to strike the America, the world feared that it could be the brink of a third world war. Both superpowers thought house close could be thus, communications between Washington and Moscow were increased.
They were required to work for the government one month per year.
I believe some have started referring to America as a "salad bowl" rather than a "melting pot." The original phrase suggests that all the different ethnicity's blend into one seamlessly, while in truth they stay completely distinct and rather contribute to the whole with their diversity--rather than "melting" flawlessly into society.<span />
Built bomb shelters in their backyards.
American's were fearful of nuclear warfare, considering nuclear arms were what lead the Cold War to be passive aggressive rather than actual full blown war. But even so, both countries held powerful and destructive ammunition that could potentially lead to the end of the world if used on the largest superpowers with the radius that some held.
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