The cold war proved a turning point in population due to the terror between countries that affected people's lives, and new opportunities created for different people such as women. The cold war included many frightening images and events including the rise of communism, the rise of new nations, the tension between militaries, and the space race. During the cold war the economic competition between the Soviet Union (Satellite States) and the United States (Western World) proved to be a major scare for other countries. With WWII ending, people were tired and concerned of the thought of falling back into war again. Though with the conflict between the major countries, this wasn’t an assuring thought.
As the two powerful powers began their rise, neighboring countries felt dreaded and tried to keep themselves out of the conflicts. The terror could be felt everywhere, and people were preparing themselves for the worst. The missile crisis in Cuba proved to be the closets the world has come to nuclear war. This thought frightened people in many areas in the world. This caused many people to travel around the world. People were in terror and frightened by the thought of war again. As well as the rise of powers and communism began, people wanted freedom. Both the space race and nuclear arms race frightened people, they felt that they were in danger at all times. Due to these reasons people felt the need to travel around in order to stay safe. On the other hand people traveled around the country due to jobs (this can be a job in the military). The dread and fear of nuclear war made many civilians move around.
Though cold war was a though time full of fears there were new opportunities that were created for different people. These opportunities included jobs for women, new rights, and more freedom. The cold war went through 1946-1991, throughout this period countries such as the major powers needed new workers to build the arms for the race. Women got more rights and were able to start working and help support the family. During this period women got a chance to rise and peruse their rights. The Soviets on the other hand questioned the United States on their motto. The United States stands as a capitalist and believe that they had freedom and equal rights in their country. This made the Soviet Union question their status, as the US did not allow voting for African-Americans or slaves. The United States was to rethink their rights after this comment. As the US changed their rights and more and more people got the chance to experience freedom, people began to travel. Due to the rights and jobs that were created throughout the world people began to shift and move around. Jobs were an important aspect, and were a main interest when moving. As well as rights that people got in different countries, and the security they were given.
People in this period were migrating to other countries due to many reasons. Though this two are sample reasons there are more such as; food, wages, prices, income, and so on. All these factors played a role during this time. People wanted to be safe and overcome the fear of war again. It was a hard time moving on from the two world wars. People were in fear and ready to move around to a better place. This caused the demographic shifts during the cold war.
Here are some sites you can check out more about the cold war itself:
http://www.funfront.net/hist/europe/coldwar.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war
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