1. Rivalry Of Culture
The belief that freedom and the American way of life and capitalism would cease to exist and die under a communist takeover. ... The American Society was affected by the Cold War in that the U.S. was trying to prove how great their life in this country was. ... In the wake of all this fear was a portrayal of communism in Science Fiction movies, namely "The Blob" and "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" "The Blob" displayed communism as a slow but unstoppable forced that devoured everything, much like we feared the Russians taking over Europe and then the United States. ... Joe McCarthy ...
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