1. Carefully read Chapter 24 and 25 of the textbook, taking written notes as you read. Use the Overview & Outline to guide your reading and ensure that you have grasped the material.What evidence supports the textbook authors statement that the main domestic by-product of the Cold War was fear? What were Americans afraid of? Were their fears justified?Why did social class differences decrease after World War II? Did class still matter? On balance, did the domestic and international events of the 1950s leave Americans more or less well off than before? Did the decade make American democracy stronger?Consider, too, the decades prosperity and the source of that prosperity. Explain why there was no real postWorld War II economic recession. Share whether that prosperity had any effect on the social values of the time.