Communism Against Atheism

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The Soviet Communism upheld the tenet of Atheism. Even though it ultimately failed to be realized, the United States formulated its own spiritual response during the Cold War era. The 1950s and 60s saw a drastic revival of religious beliefs in America: the majority of the ordinary identified themselves as a believer of one of the three main religions -- Protestant, Catholic, or Jew. The American presidents like Truman or Eisenhower mobilized the belief to combat with the Soviet Union. God became a unifying force for the American to fight the righteous battle, and the country utilized god to serve the end of the nation, rather than advocated for the people to serve the god.

The immigrants from the Western Europe brought in to America the religious

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