The Cold War was a war between the Soviet Union and the United States that focused on the manipulation of public opinions and ideological battles instead of military ones. The two countries actively created and reinforced negative stereotypes about each other and  Propaganda was one of the many tools in the toolbox of the Soviet Union and the U.S. utilized it actively during the Cold War across diverse mediums. The most dangerous and fascinating aspect of it is that propaganda could be undetectable, melted into popular media easily consumed by the general public. With this subtlety, the U.S. implanted ideas into the people of the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The ideas grew into great vines that gradually dismantled the Soviet Union, with the help of a few other factors. Therefore, its accurate impact cannot be quantified nor surmised. The American victory came with a price, such as conformism hindering social reforms and paranoia plaguing society.  The consequences of the extensive use of propaganda linger in American society today; the terms communists or socialists carry an extremely negative connotation to the American public, despite most not knowing the exact definitions of them. People advocating for equality are often called socialists or communists, which is enough to bring public condemnation to them. Like this, the legacies of propaganda from the Cold War persist in modern American culture, and they will continue to do so.