The domestic culture of Americans after World War II was dominated by the escalating cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Americans after the end of World War II were looking to come home, start families, and enjoy domestic life. After experiencing war on the battlefront and the home front, both men and women looked forward to settling down, purchasing a home, and starting a family. The number of marriages increased, and those entering into postwar nuptials were younger than they had been in several decades. All of these components combined to create a new culture, ...