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The Cold War Era is guide Number 21 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History
. It offers descriptions of events from that took place from the Post-World War II years from 1945 through the end of the Kennedy Administration in 1963. This study guide is preceded by our guide for World War II and followed by our The Korean War guide.Read features in the SparkNotes guide to The Cold War Era that include Context for events during the 18-year span and a discussion of Post-World War II Prosperity in the US.