The Cold War was an extremely nervous period in history for the United States. It was said that a nuclear showdown with the former communist Soviet Union was inevitable. ... Another crisis is currently present, the nuclear showdown with another communist nation, North Korea. Many wonder how the ideology of communism came about. ... In the Marxist view, literature produces false consciousness because all literature produced in a capitalist society could only reflect the capitalist ideologies. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate