postwar America
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Postwar America refers to the United States in the years following World War II, marked by economic prosperity, suburban expansion, Cold War tensions, and shifting social and cultural norms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| postwar United States | 3 |
| postwar America canonical | 2 |
| United States after World War II | 1 |
| post–World War II United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3077041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: postwar America Context triple: [The Deer Park, theme, postwar America]
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post-war Britain
Post-war Britain refers to the United Kingdom in the decades following World War II, marked by social change, economic reconstruction, the welfare state’s expansion, and shifting class and cultural attitudes.
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B.
contemporary United States
The contemporary United States is a modern, culturally diverse, and technologically advanced nation characterized by its global political influence, complex social dynamics, and rapidly evolving media and youth culture.
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C.
Pax Americana
Pax Americana refers to the period of relative international stability and dominance under U.S. political, economic, and military leadership following World War II.
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D.
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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Post-Boom
Post-Boom is a literary movement in Latin America that emerged after the Boom, characterized by more accessible narratives, diverse voices, and a focus on everyday realities and political critique.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: postwar America Target entity description: Postwar America refers to the United States in the years following World War II, marked by economic prosperity, suburban expansion, Cold War tensions, and shifting social and cultural norms.
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A.
post-war Britain
Post-war Britain refers to the United Kingdom in the decades following World War II, marked by social change, economic reconstruction, the welfare state’s expansion, and shifting class and cultural attitudes.
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B.
contemporary United States
The contemporary United States is a modern, culturally diverse, and technologically advanced nation characterized by its global political influence, complex social dynamics, and rapidly evolving media and youth culture.
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C.
Pax Americana
Pax Americana refers to the period of relative international stability and dominance under U.S. political, economic, and military leadership following World War II.
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D.
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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Post-Boom
Post-Boom is a literary movement in Latin America that emerged after the Boom, characterized by more accessible narratives, diverse voices, and a focus on everyday realities and political critique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCharacteristic |
Cold War tensions
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GI Bill benefits ⓘ McCarthyism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ automobile dependence ⓘ baby boom ⓘ civil defense programs ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ conformist social norms ⓘ consumer culture growth ⓘ containment foreign policy ⓘ decline of traditional agriculture ⓘ deindustrialization beginnings (late period) ⓘ economic prosperity ⓘ emergence of counterculture (late period) ⓘ environmental movement origins ⓘ expansion of federal government power ⓘ expansion of higher education ⓘ expansion of social welfare programs ⓘ growth of Sun Belt ⓘ growth of corporate bureaucracy ⓘ growth of evangelical Christianity’s public role ⓘ high homeownership rates ⓘ high union membership ⓘ interstate highway expansion ⓘ mass media expansion ⓘ military-industrial complex growth ⓘ nuclear anxiety ⓘ nuclear arms race ⓘ proxy wars involvement ⓘ rapid industrial growth ⓘ redlining and housing segregation ⓘ relative income equality compared to later decades ⓘ rise of service sector ⓘ rise of the middle class ⓘ rise of youth culture ⓘ rock and roll emergence ⓘ school desegregation conflicts ⓘ second-wave feminism (late period) ⓘ shifting gender roles ⓘ space race participation ⓘ suburban expansion ⓘ suburban shopping centers growth ⓘ television becoming dominant medium ⓘ urban renewal projects ⓘ white flight to suburbs ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| timePeriodIncludes |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ late 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: postwar America Description of subject: Postwar America refers to the United States in the years following World War II, marked by economic prosperity, suburban expansion, Cold War tensions, and shifting social and cultural norms.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
post–World War II United States
this entity surface form:
postwar United States
this entity surface form:
United States after World War II
this entity surface form:
postwar United States
Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?
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this entity surface form:
postwar United States