Television expanded greatly in the 1950s as more homes acquired TVs. People began spending more time watching the major networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC. TV was then used in political debates and reporting major events. As TVs became more affordable and technology advanced, families would gather to watch programming and news together. The Cold War caused tensions between the US and USSR. The USSR kept Eastern Europe communist behind an "Iron Curtain" and the US sought to contain communism through wars in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War began as a civil war but became international with over 25,000 American deaths and no clear winner when peace was declared in 1953. Industries continued moving to Georgia for its business-friendly environment and