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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Intro}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cold War Overview}} & The Cold War (1947-1991) was a period of intense geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, characterized by ideological conflict, nuclear arms race, and the threat of global communism \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Hollywood, as a major cultural institution, played a significant role in reflecting and shaping public opinion during this era \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Hollywood as a Cultural Battleground}} & During the Cold War, Hollywood became a key arena for the ideological struggle between democracy and communism \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Films were used both overtly and subtly to promote American values, counter communist ideology, and reflect the anxieties of the era \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hollywood and Anti-Communism}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Red Scare and Hollywood}} & The Red Scare, especially during the late 1940s and 1950s, was a period of intense fear of communism in the U.S \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & This fear was driven by concerns about Soviet espionage and the spread of communist ideology within America \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)}} & HUAC was a congressional committee that investigated alleged communist influence in the U.S., particularly within the entertainment industry \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The committee held hearings in Hollywood, where numerous writers, directors, and actors were accused of communist sympathies \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & The infamous "Hollywood Ten," a group of screenwriters and directors, refused to testify before HUAC and were subsequently blacklisted, effectively ending their careers \tn % Row Count 35 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hollywood and Anti-Communism (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Blacklist}} & The Hollywood blacklist was an informal list of individuals who were denied employment in the entertainment industry because of suspected communist ties \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} & Many artists were forced to work under pseudonyms or leave the industry altogether, while others cooperated with HUAC by naming suspected communists \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 8) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cold War Themes in Hollywood Films}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Anti-Communist Films}} & Hollywood produced a number of films that explicitly promoted anti-communist messages, often portraying communists as villains and threats to American values \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & "I Was a Communist for the FBI" (1951): This film was based on the true story of an FBI informant who infiltrated communist groups in the U.S \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & "My Son John" (1952): This film told the story of a mother's realization that her son had been indoctrinated by communists, reflecting fears of communist subversion in American families \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Paranoia and Infiltration}} & The theme of infiltration by communists or other "un-American" forces was common in Hollywood films during the Cold War \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cold War Themes in Hollywood Films (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956): While not explicitly about communism, this sci-fi film reflected Cold War paranoia by depicting aliens who replace humans with emotionless duplicates, mirroring fears of communist infiltration \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 11) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & "Red Nightmare" (1962): This propaganda film depicted an ordinary American town under communist rule, warning of the dangers of complacency and the potential for a communist takeover \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 9) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Nuclear War and the Arms Race}} & The threat of nuclear war and the consequences of the arms race were also major themes in Cold War-era films \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 5) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964): This satirical film explored the absurdity of nuclear brinkmanship, highlighting the dangers of the arms race \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cold War Themes in Hollywood Films (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & "On the Beach" (1959): Depicted the aftermath of a global nuclear war, reflecting fears of total annihilation \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hollywood's Role in Propaganda}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Government Influence on Hollywood}} & The U.S. government saw Hollywood as a vital tool in the propaganda war against communism and sought to influence the content of films to promote pro-American and anti-communist messages \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 10) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Filmmakers often worked closely with government agencies, including the Department of Defense, which provided access to military resources in exchange for favorable portrayals of the U.S. military and its policies \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 11) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Cold War Propaganda Films}} & Hollywood produced numerous films that served as propaganda, promoting the superiority of American democracy over Soviet communism \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & "The Iron Curtain" (1948): This film was based on the defection of a Soviet cipher clerk and painted a stark picture of life behind the Iron Curtain, promoting the narrative of the U.S. as the bastion of freedom \tn % Row Count 39 (+ 11) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hollywood's Role in Propaganda (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Role of Animation}} & Animated films and shorts, such as those produced by Walt Disney, also contributed to Cold War propaganda efforts. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & "Education for Death" (1943): Although released during World War II, this film was an example of how animation was used to depict the dangers of totalitarian regimes, a theme that carried over into Cold War propaganda \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 11) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Impact of the Cold War on Hollywood}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Censorship and Self-Censorship}} & The fear of being associated with communism led to widespread self-censorship in Hollywood, with filmmakers avoiding controversial topics that could be perceived as unpatriotic \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Studios were cautious about producing films that could be seen as critical of the U.S. government or sympathetic to leftist ideologies \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Decline of the Hollywood Studio System}} & The blacklist and the political pressures of the Cold War contributed to the decline of the traditional Hollywood studio system \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 7) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & Independent filmmakers began to emerge in the late 1950s and 1960s, often pushing back against the constraints of Cold War-era censorship and exploring more complex and critical themes \tn % Row Count 33 (+ 10) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The Impact of the Cold War on Hollywood (cont)}} \tn % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Emergence of Counter-Culture Films}} & By the late 1960s, a new wave of filmmakers began to challenge Cold War narratives, producing films that were more critical of U.S. policies and the Vietnam War \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & "Easy Rider" (1969) and "MASH" (1970) reflected the counterculture movement and questioned the status quo, signaling a shift away from the propagandistic tone of earlier Cold War films \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conclusion}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Hollywood as a Mirror of Cold War Society}} & During the Cold War, Hollywood both reflected and shaped the fears, anxieties, and ideologies of American society \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & Films served as a means of both expressing the public's fears and reinforcing the government's anti-communist agenda \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Legacy of Cold War Films}} & The themes and narratives developed during the Cold War continue to influence American cinema, with Cold War-era films remaining relevant as cultural and historical artifacts \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 9) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & The legacy of Cold War paranoia, the impact of the blacklist, and the use of film as a tool of propaganda continue to be studied and debated in the context of American history and film studies \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}