LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Kitchen Debate, Culture War, Social Movement
17 Apr 2016
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Post war compromise and prosperity part 3. Cold war very important: 2 big influences. Was not simply an international affairs question. But it was also about appealing the hearts and minds of people all around the world. Trying to argue that their system is good. Western democracy, and communism was 2 rivial ways of governing. Proving that 1 system could deliever the goods better than the other: example kitchen debate. B/c usa exhibit of an average american household. You would have a better life in america. They are powerful because that"s how important the political standard of living was: culture wars. Serious pressure on major fear of the sovient union having agents working with countries of communist subersion. 47-48 major waves of people being suspected of being sympathytic to capilitism communism plays a big role during the war sovinent union was an allie they had a big role to play to build an economy.
