Growth of the Federal Government By UCCHis202 1914 World War 1 1929 Great Depression Government Program?? 1939 World War 2 World Power Shifts 1947 Cold War The Cold War created tension between the United States and the Soviet Union 1964 Civil Rights Act 1980 The Ronald Reagan Presidency "Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means". Ronald Reagan 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/us/politics/tax-bill-house-vote.html