Investments in technology, weapons, and propaganda were central elements of the Cold War. Each side sought to prove to the world its superiority and that of the economic model it advocated. Competition surpassed the limits of planet Earth itself in the late 1950s with the so-called Space Race, that is, the battle for pioneering space conquest when, on October 4, 1957, the Soviets launched their first artificial satellite. of the planet, the Sputnik.
The cold war led American students to become more interested in science and math
. At that time the Americans were afraid of the communists and the rights of the civil were restricted by this. People were afraid and restrict by this.
The whole Cold War had very high prices, and that took a lot from both the United States and the Soviet Union.
Immigration policies were very strict, because US was very afraid of the communists invading the country.
The EU means the European Union, correct?
Some of the causes for the formation of the EU was a struggle for a peace on the continent: in a Union, attacking another country would be a blow to one's own economy. If the European nations were more united then there would be a smaller chance for another war in Europe: and this thinking has proven to be correct.
Another reason is a stronger economy for all the nations involved.
I’m not sure the exact page number, but it is in Chapter 1.
