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It set a u. S. And world olympic record. She is Sharon Stewart of california. This is her third olympic medal. She has beaten out the previous record holder in a cold, of the netherlands. Netherlands. Of the platform diving. Here is the german diver, the heavy favorite. The u. S. Diver noses out the champions by a point and a half. In third place behind the american and german, the soviet flag is raised. Then the action moves to the stadium for the track event. In the stands, the immortal sprinter jesse owens. A heavy favorite, bob hayes. The wind was too risk. The win was disallowed. Slow motion reveals the stride grace,as more power than but he brings home the gold medal. No wins. The stars stripes, another u. S. Goldmedal. The u. S. Sets and olympic mark for the semifinals for the 100 dash. She beats her teammate 200 yards as she flies across. Yes, the American Eagle flies high in tokyo. Each week American History tv sits in on a lecture with one of the Nations College professors. Y
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Dimension of fighting communism and its domestic dimension of promoting certain outlooks and certain values that were seen as indispensable in americas fight against communism in the world. So, as we discussed already, the cold war not only had a military component, but it had a moral component, a dimension where if you were to be seen in American Society as an ardent cold warrior committed to the fight against communism, then you not only had to be a patriot, willing to do battle figuratively and theoretically against communism in the world, but you had to live by certain standards to prove your american loyalty and american patriotism. Interestingly, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, just when this alliance was getting off the ground, this alliance between the political fight in the world and the need for moral rearmament domestically in our country, just as that was emerging, we saw the beginning s of a fracture, a division, or even some sentiments of dissent within American Cultur