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date: 23 March 2025

Post–Cold War Era. 

Source:
The Oxford Companion to United States History
Author(s):
Allan M. WinklerAllan M. Winkler, Paul S. BoyerPaul S. Boyer

The end of the Cold War in the late 1980s and early 1990s, one of the most momentous developments in modern world history, brought a reorientation in a number of areas of American life. The impact was greatest on foreign policy, as the United States sought a new role in international affairs. But the disappearance of a unifying external threat also led to serious disagreements about domestic policy and contributed to a fragmentation in social and cultural life.... ...

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