In the socialist shorthand, “class struggle” referred to the international Cold War and the irreconcilable antagonism between peaceful communist countries representing the power of workers and farmers and the imperialist West, which was ruled by capitalist oligarchies intent on political dominance and military expansion. As the previous chapters have highlighted, this conflict was fought through numerous venues: through the proxy war and propaganda exploits in Vietnam, through international athletic competitions—particularly the Olympic Games—as well as through the fight over movie audiences and cinematic influence. While many of these areas were not directly political in nature, all of them