▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Historic ▁image ▁of ▁Pro vol t ▁from ▁S alem ▁Public ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁Category : 1 8 9 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Oregon ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁Oregon <0x0A> </s> ▁During ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁battle , ▁the ▁confront ation ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁was ▁a ▁cl ash ▁of ▁cult ures . ▁Commun ist ▁party ▁leaders ▁dep icted ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁black ▁hole ▁and ▁c ited ▁their ▁own ▁significant ▁culture ▁as ▁evidence ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁inherit ors ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁En light en ment ▁( Wil ford ▁ 1 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Americans , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁accused ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁of ▁“ dis reg arding ▁the ▁inher ent ▁value ▁of ▁culture ” ▁and ▁sub j ug ating ▁art ▁to ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁policies ▁of ▁a ▁total itar ian ▁political ▁system . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁saw ▁itself ▁as ▁being ▁s add led ▁with ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁pres erving ▁and ▁fost ering ▁the ▁best ▁cultural ▁trad itions ▁of ▁western ▁civil ization , ▁as ▁many ▁European ▁artists ▁sought ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁before , ▁during , ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( Wil ford ▁ 1 0 1 ). ▁Europe ▁and ▁European ▁Univers ities ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁ep ic enter ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ro