Were You Alive for the 1950's? Unbelievable Color Photos of One Historic Decade #Video

The decade following World War II was characterized by economic growth, the emergence of the Cold War, and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the United States. In 1945, then-British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, "America at this moment stands at the summit of the world." In retrospect, it is clear what Churchill was getting at in the 1950s. The United States had the most powerful military in the world. New automobiles, suburban homes, and other consumer goods were within reach of more people than ever before because to the country's thriving economy. The 1950s, however, were also a time of significant war. During the Korean War, for instance, the fight against communism both at home and abroad shed light on long-suppressed racial and class tensions in the United States.