Communism had a profound effect on nearly every aspect of life
in America during the last half of the twentieth century. First
and foremost are the political effects such as Containment and
the Truman doctrine. There is also the habit of lying to the
people the government developed during the Korean and Vietnamese
conflicts. Perhaps the most lingering effects communism had on
America in the last half of the twentieth century were the
increased mistrust of the Unites States government and the
subsequent rise of the American counterculture that resulted
from the combined strain of both the Korean and Vietnam wars had
on the American people. The counterculture gave rise to many
things; most dominate in today’s society being jam bands. The
American government’s response to the threat of communism set
the stage for the rise of the Hippie movement in the last half
of the twentieth century along with their new kind of music. The
Korean War undoubtedly set the foundation for the hippie
revolution by planting the firs