ABSTRACT
The chapter examines how the Cold War changed the inflections of four cultural areas, focusing primarily on the United States, but also discussing its ramifications around the world. First, the chapter looks at cultural production, including music, movies and literature, and how these were shaped by Cold War concerns. Second, religion took on a new significance and a new role in the public sphere in the United States during the Cold War. Third, these decades saw a number of social movements, all of which were refracted through the lens of Cold War politics. Finally, the chapter explores how the understanding of American history changed during the Cold War and, in turn, how the Cold War has been remembered in the post-1991 era.
