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The Iron Curtain was a metaphor from Winston Churchill explaining the division of beliefs between capitalism and communism in Europe. The Iron Curtain was a physical boundary which dived Europe into two different areas. The Iron Curtain also lasted from the beginning of WWII in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.

We picked "Schism" by TOOL as the song to represent this because it discusses the theme of division. The lyrics "Fundamental differing" in our case refers to the opposing ideologies between Eastern and Western Europe that creates another kind of border than a physical one. The song also says "There was a time that the pieces fit/But I watched them fall away/Mildewed and smoldering/Strangled by our coveting" which can be representative of how Europe was once one until it fell into a harsh division. Most of Europe was still in disrepair from the war, the "Mildewed and smoldering". "Strangled by our coveting" brings up how the countries were torn apart and ruined by war and fighting over land.

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The Truman Doctrine marked the beginning of the Cold War. It was also a US foreign policy to stop the spread of communist influence giving Greece and Turkey $4 billion in economic aid plus military support. The Truman Doctrine also pledged that the U.S. would support nations who would resist communist aggression.

The song "Juicy" discusses the rise from poor to very rich. The lyrics say "Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak!/Livin' life without fear/Puttin' 5 karats in my baby girl's ears!". The display of wealth and prosperity from the song reminded us of how in the Truman Doctrine the U.S. flaunted its power and gave protection to Greece and Turkey through billions of dollars and military aid. The U.S. became very rich off of WW2 and used its money to invest in buffer countries against the Soviet Union.

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The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (Official Video) [4K]

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The U.S. sent $12 billion in aid to Western European countries to help rebuild after WWII, and was enacted in 1947. It took place from 1947-1951. The Marshall Plan replaced the Mutual Security Act. The main goal of the plan was to rebuild destroyed regions, and prevent the spread of Communism.

The song "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" talks about an ideal world, the lyrics going "Trickin' six digits on kicks and still holdin'/Trips to Paris, I'd civilize every savage/Give one shot, I turn trife life to lavish/Political prisoners set free, stress free/No work release, purple M3's and jet skis/Feel the wind breeze in West Indies". Having enough money, free time, and a sense of peace and relaxation are mentioned in this bit, and is reflected in what the broken countries where World War 2 was fought likely desired. The U.S., in their Marshall Plan, brought billions of dollars to the countries to win them over, and the money was used to rebuild and achieve those dreams of much-needed funds and relaxation.

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Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Official Audio) ft. Lauryn Hill

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The Cuban Revolution was a political movement to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. It would then replace it with a new established government under the rule of Fidel Castro. The Cuban Revolution was also fueled with a widespread dissatisfaction with economic inequality and political repression under the rule of Batista, who also was supported by the U.S.

The song "Bombtrack" reflects the frustration that drove the Cuban Revolution. In the lyrics, it says "With the thoughts from a militant mind/Hardline, hardline after hardline", which references the skilled and focused resistance against the government by Guevara and Castro. It continues with "Landlords and power wh*res/On my people they took turns/Dispute the suits I ignite/And then watch ’em burn". This shows the anger and resentment of the revolutionaries at the way the people were treated under the dictatorship.

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Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack (Official Video)

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The domino theory was a metaphor from Winston Churchill explaining the division of beliefs between capitalist and communist regions in Europe. It also explained that if one region would accept communism other would soon follow. Then later on President Eisenhower brought up the metaphor again in a news conference referring to communism in Indochina.

We decided to use "Suburban Home" to represent the domino theory because the theory says that the domino nations that fall will all become communism just like the others. They will become the same thing, a copy of each other. The lyrics say "I wanna be classified/I wanna be a clone/I want a suburban home, suburban home", which references how most suburban houses look the exact same using the same building design. The countries wouldn't be viewed as individuals by the U.S. if they fell, just another communist territory.

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The Warsaw Pact was an alliance between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics in Central and Eastern Europe. The Warsaw Pact was also established as a counterweight to NATO. To add, both the Warsaw Pact and NATO led to the expansion of military forces.

The song "Warsaw"'s lyrics reminded us of the nature of the Warsaw Pact's creation. At the time, the USSR mimicked the U.S.'s actions and policies with foreign nations. The song goes "Hung around in your soundtrack/To mirror all that you've done/To find the right side of reason" When the U.S. made NATO, the USSR made the Warsaw Pact among its satellite states. It was their version and they probably viewed it as superior in the age of competition between the two superpowers.

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The Space Race began in 1957 which was completion between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The goal of the competition was to see how can first successfully land a person on the moon. The space Race brought launches of artificial satellites and robotic landers to the Moon, Venus, and Mars,and human spaceflight in low Earth orbit ultimately to the moon.

The song "The Distance" starts with describing a tense race in which the contestants are neck-to-neck. It says "Churning and burning they yearn for the cup/They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank" which in this case refers to the fierce competition between the global superpowers of the U.S. and USSR. The song also says "Fuels burning fast on an empty tank/Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns". The "empty tank" can be seen as the exhausted state of the countries of the world after WW2 and "Reckless and wild" could be the raising of the states from traditional warfare to planet-destroying nuclear warfare.

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The Vietnam War was a battle between North and South Vietnam. Both sides were supported by opposing sides which resulted in it being a proxy war. An example of containment to prevent the domino theory from coming to fruition Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson tried to stop North Vietnam from doing a communist takeover of South Vietnam, which failed.

The song "Cowboys for Hell" is the song we chose to represent this because the song can be seen embodying the intensity and aggression that characterized most of the combat during the Vietnam War. The lyrics say "Nobody touches us at all/Showdown, shootout, spread fear within, without/We're gonna take what's ours to have/Spread the word throughout the land/They say bad guys wear black/We're tagged and can't turn back". The lyrics show that the narrator is admitting they are "bad", similar to the U.S.'s criticized role in the Vietnam War. Also, the song theme of asserting dominance is shown in the bit that goes "Pillage the village, trash the scene/But better not take it out on me", which corresponds to the U.S.'s denial of its war crimes there.

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De-Stalinization was a term when the Soviet Union started to forget Stalin's cult of personality and policies after he died in 1953. This also gave the Soviet Unions civilians more rights. It also involved removing Stalin's political legacy, reduced his image, and moved the Soviet Union towards a more traditional communist agenda.

The song "Skylines and Turnstiles" was the song we chose to represent de-Stalinization because it talks about trauma. The lyrics say "And in this moment, we can't close the lids on burning eyes/Our memories blanket us, with friends we know like fallout vapors". The song also talks about loss, saying "Steel corpses stretch out towards an ending sun, scorched and black". Both de-Stalinzation and the song reflect on the theme grief and coming to terms with what has happened.

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The Great Leap Forward was a time period in China under the influence of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong wanted China to be a steel production based society, and applied authoritarian and communist ideas to steel production along with other industrializations. The main goal of the campaign was to turn China from a cultivated land economy into a socialist industrial society.

The song "Maria" is the song we chose to represent the Great Leap Forward because the character Maria in the song is a victim of brutal industrialization like the people in communist China during Mao's ill-advised policies. The lyrics tell her story saying "And now she got a quota/Tha needle and thread crucifixion/Sold and shipped across tha new line of Mason Dixon/Rippin’ through denim/Tha point an inch from her vein". Like the peasants forced to set up dangerous steel forges in their backyards to meet export demands, Maria is enslaved in a sweatshop where she makes clothes to keep up with national demand not of her own.

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The Berlin Wall was a divisor between West and East Germany. The wall lasted from 1961-1989. It was a wall made to keep people from fleeing to west Berlin from communist East Berlin. There were also guard towers all along the wall.

The song "Holidays In the Sun" in the song we choose to represent this because the song speaks about the desire to escape from the mundane or oppressive aspects of life and to find joy and freedom in a different environment. The narrator finds himself trapped by the Berlin Wall that's suffocating them. The lyrics say "Sensurround sound in a two-inch wall/Well I was waiting for the communist call/I dared to ask for sunshine, and I got World War III/I'm looking over the wall and they're looking at me!". This can be seen as reflective of the feeling those who longed for the freedom and opportunities available in West, which was contrasted by the restrictions and limitations imposed by the Berlin Wall. It can also be seen as the desire for unity for Berlin.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the soviets gave Cuba support after the Bay of Pigs, and shipped them nuclear missiles. Part motivated by U.S. nukes in Turkey. U.S. set up a Blockade. Both sides stepped back, disarmed, and set up the Hot Line. The Cuban Missile Crisis took place for 13 days, and was a confrontation between both U.S. and Soviet Union governments.

The song "Don't Open 'Till Doomsday" is the song we chose to represent the Cuban Missile Crisis because the song can be seen as reflecting the idea that certain things like peace should be preserved and not risked. If we did push it, bad things will happen like nuclear fallout, which the song can be perceived as warning about in the part of the lyrics that says "We were warned of this coming so long ago/Immortal secrets that man shouldn't know/Entering a realm where we just don't belong/We called them and they're coming". The looming danger in the song is similar to how the Cuban Missile Crisis represented a potential end to human existence due to a nuclear war.

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The Cultural Revolution was a social political movement in China, under the rule of Mao Zedong. It was first launched in 1966 and lasted until his death in 1976. The goal was to preserve Chinese socialism by removing remnants of capitalism and traditional elements from Chinese Society through eliminating what Mao deemed to be the "Four Olds" (Old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits).

The song "Collective Consciousness" is the song we chose to represent the Cultural Revolution because the song is a criticism of the idea of a people whose minds are completely controlled by the state. The subjugation of people is brought up in the lyrics in "The unenlightened masses/They cannot make the judgement call/Give up free will forever their voices won't be heard at all". The management of the people by the state is mentioned in "You'll be told exactly what to do/I give my people the lives they need/The righteous will succeed". This is related to the Cultural Revolution because it emphasizes collective ideology and the attempt to reshape society through a unified political and cultural vision controlled completely by the government as per the communist ideology.

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It was a United States war crime committed on 16 March 1968. It involved the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi. Frustrated American soldiers brutally slaughtered surrendering villagers until they were stopped by their own forces.

We choose "Take Warning" to represent this because the song talks about being aware of societal issues and to stand against wrongdoing. Also, in the song it calls for vigilance and action against injustice, which can be seen as a lesson learned from the My Lai Massacre. The song says "Stand by your friends, wrong or right/Can't call that justice/If it's just a stupid excuse to fight/Single out and attack/Ones who got no defense". The lyrics says that unjust actions taken for the sake of violence are wrong and should be resisted.

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Glasnost & Perestroika were two key policies implemented in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Gorbachev. Glanost meant openess, and Perestrokia which means restructuring.

The policy of opening Soviet society and the political process by granting greater freedom were attempts to restructure the Soviet economy to allow free enterprise and cooperation with other non-satellite nations again.

We picked "Mayonaise" by The Smashing Pumpkins to represent this because both of them connect to the theme of being open to change, which can be found in both the Glasnost and Perestrokia policies. The lyrics reflect's Russia's desire to find authenticity, and they say "No more promise, no more sorrow/No longer will I follow/Can anybody hear me?/I just want to be me", which is what we said earlier about Russia's desire to become their own country and not a dictator's country. To add, both the song and the Glasnost and Perestrokia policies deal with transformation and being open to change, saying "When I can, I will/Try to understand/That when I can, I will".