Following the social upheaval of World War II, many people in the United States felt a fervent desire to "restore the prewar social order and hold off the forces of change", according to historian Barry Adam.
Tras a axitación social producida pola Segunda Guerra Mundial, moita xente nos Estados Unidos sentiu un fervente desexo de "restaurar a orde social anterior á guerra e manter a raia as forzas do cambio", segundo o historiador Barry Adam.