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Simultaneously, the era marked the rise of McCarthyism in the United States, with Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch hunts that blacklisted Hollywood actors suspected of communist leanings. An assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists, although unsuccessful, is a lesser-known historical tidbit added to the mix. Progress in wartime rationing ended as petrol and butter rations lifted, preluding the consumer age, which ushered in the first credit card—Diner’s Club, forever shifting financial habits.