America’s eventual success in the Cold War can be partially attributed to American Soft Power. One example of soft power was the consumer choice offered in the United States vs. the Soviet Bloc. American cars of the 1950s and 1960s were stylish with large, powerful engines, and could be driven off the lot with credit. An example of these stylish and powerful American cars was [BLANK-1]. This car had a 345-horsepower V-8 engine and a max speed of 124 miles per hour. It came in a wide variety of colors, was often advertised alongside attractive female models, and could be acquired with no down-payment. Soviet bloc cars, by comparison, were slow, had small engines, were made of fiberglass, and required a wait of 6-8 years in order to attain the car. As Eastern Europeans became aware of the opulence and affluence of American society, their support for Soviet-style communism waned.

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One of Nazi Germany’s major motivations for war was an increased living space for the German Race known as [BLANK-1]. Hitler and German leaders viewed Eastern Europe as the perfect location for this living space.

Support for the Vietnam War declined when CBS journalists aired war footage of U.S. Marines burning the village of [BLANK-1] in 1965 with no regard for the lives of its occupants. The violence perpetrated against civilians by U.S. forces revealed a credibility gap between what was reported by official sources regarding the Vietnam War and the evident reality of the actual combat.

[BLANK-1] originated as a regional conflict, but quickly turned into a proxy war during the Cold War. It lasted from 1950-1953 and ended in a stalemate with little more than symbolic gains for either side. The northern belligerents initially gained the upper hand until an American and United Nations force landed at Inchon, and drove the troops back toward the Chinese border. At that point, Communist China invaded and pushed the American-led troops back to 38th parallel, where a fragile truce was signed. 

As [BLANK-1] came to prominence in the 1990s, the charismatic Bill Clinton mastered the format to win the Election of 1992; however, the media changes would later plague his presidency as journalists who used to overlook the personal failings of presidents such as drinking and womanizing now began to expose them and hound politicians about them endlessly. This was a major problem for Clinton, who despite his natural gifts and capable leadership had a deeply flawed personal character. During the first year of his presidency, the media gave the Whitewater Scandal three times the coverage it did of his policy initiatives. Much more troubling, the nature of the media changed to become increasingly partisan – instead of reporting current events, journalists began to put more of a political spin on their commentary. This has in turn contributed to the marked upswing of partisanship among the American electorate.

[BLANK-1] was notable for a souring of relations with the Soviet Union, the Bay of Pigs disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and an increased commitment to the Space Race. NASA, the Peace Corps, and an inspired American public were used as weapons to combat communism abroad.

After initially following a foreign policy similar to that of his predecessors, Reagan reversed course and became one of the most hardline American “Cold Warriors.” By 1983, Reagan had reignited the arms race and began building more nuclear weapons, placing Pershing II nuclear missiles in Western Europe, and touting the new [BLANK-1] (a technology that could supposedly shoot Soviet missiles out of the sky but which never worked). Reagan’s foreign policy reversal worsened relations with the Soviet Union and brought the United States closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

The 1970s was a period of divisiveness and declining confidence in America’s position in the global economy. Under the presidencies of Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter, Americans dealt with a hitherto unimagined economic dilemma called [BLANK-1]. Joblessness, homelessness, and the reduced purchasing power of the American dollar left many ordinary families to struggle throughout the decade. Cheap foreign manufacturing in places like Mexico, Taiwan, or Brazil led to foreign-made products hitting American shelves. Companies moved overseas in order to maintain profitability and investment capital fled the United States to look for overseas investments.

A client ate at a restaurant where it was later announced that a worker had hepatitis.  Customers were advised to receive an immunization.  Which type of hepatitis will the client be immunized against?