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Most Americans believed

  • that life was generally hard in the Soviet Union.
  • That there was little freedom of religion and churches were restricted
  • That modern conveniences such as refrigerators, dishwashers, garbage disposers and televisions were expensive and hard to get.
  • That automobiles were expensive and scarce
  • that apartments were small and hard to get in the cities
  • That newspapers and TV stations were state controlled
  • That good beef and fresh produce were hard to find in the stores
  • That Alcoholism was a serious problem
  • That amateur athletes were secretly paid by the state
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