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How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Update)

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This chapter explores the strategic role of supermarkets in American Cold War propaganda, emphasizing agricultural advancements as instruments in the ideological struggle against the USSR. It examines the consequences of the U.S. triumph in the so-called 'Abundance War' and the long-lasting impacts of these efforts.

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