The Cold War

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This paper describes the origins of the Cold War, how it manifested itself in American society, the immediate ramifications of the Cold War (both positive and negative) and its political aftermath. The paper also describes some of the major historical events that took place in the context of the Cold War such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War.

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"Thus, a security crisis developed in the 1950s with the fear of communism and the certainty that subversives had infiltrated nearly every facet of American life. The McCarthy era, as it came to be known, was referred to by many as a witch-hunt, with the Miller play only one instance of such criticism. This was a political crisis that was used by Senator McCarthy as a way of elevating himself and boosting his career, but the mass hysteria of the time made it possible for him to do this and also caused others to be accomplices in accusing people of being subversives. Ferrante points out that other countries have also indulged in various forms of political witch-hunt and cites Communist China and the Cultural Revolution, a time when "the seemingly most insignificant acts were classified as crimes against a group or country to divert the public's attention from the shortcomings of those in power, unite the public behind a cause, or take people's attention away from a disruptive event such as massive job layoffs." "

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