Music's Effects During the Cold War Era

Jazz was an instrument of global diplomacy and so were other types of music. This helped during the Cold War era. But exactly, how did music affect America in the Cold War era. Many musicians helped with global diplomacy using music, mainly jazz. Such as Van Cliburn, who was an American pianist. He traveled to the Soviet Union, to perform songs that promoted America in the diplomacy. Music was played all over the European countries to show cultural diplomacy from America. Songs were sung by The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, the Smiths, and much more. All sorts of musicians talked about the importance of global diplomacy.

The Cold War:

The Cold war was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. It all started right after World War II. The conflict was about communism, and that’s what the Soviet Union desired, but the United States wanted capitalism. Capitalism and communism are two very different things. Communism is a dictatorship in which everything is in position to the government. Capitalism, on the other hand, is a political system in which trade, such as goods, is owned by a small minority of people.

The Cold War started in 1945, when the Soviet Union installed communist regimes in Eastern Germany, Poland, and other Eastern countries during World War II.

Although, the Cold War didn’t contain a lot of physical action, the name “The Cold War” was given because of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The most worrying was about the mass destruction from the weapons.

In the end, the Soviet Union knew that they could not win this battle. So, the main engine for spreading communism, which was the Soviet Union, had fallen apart and vanished. Meaning that the United States had defeated the Sov...

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Music revolutionized America’s culture in so many ways. Many musicians helped American diplomacy with songs about the Cold War. The music encouraged America in the diplomacy. Musicians, such as, Van Cliburn, Dave Brubeck, and other discussed the Cultural diplomacy during interviews with politicians.

Music has evolved from the simplest rhythms from back in the 1960s to now in the 21st century. Now, we listen to music that evolved from rhythms such as jazz, rock n’ roll, which is sung by different bands, and singers.