Cold War and Communism The “Duck and Cover” short civil defense film released by the government to act as a public safety service announcement in 1951 educated many Americans how to react in a case of a nuclear attack. By wats National Reactor Station). The public needed the knowledge of the threat of nuclear war was real and by having the government aid in the production of “Duck and Cover” it opened the eyes to Americans that a threat of a nuclear was possible. Living under a nuclear threat must have been terrifying for all Americans especially children. Living in fear of a nuclear threat back in the 1950s is somewhat like today with the threat of terrorism.
Necessity of the bomb lies with the amount of people that would have been killed in a land invasion, although it was vastly exaggerated. If next generation were raised on the path the Japanese were taking, they would grow up to become monsters. it saved many American Soldiers lives by stopping a land invasion of Japan and prisoners of war were being abused. But the Atomic bomb used against Japan was not necessary to end the war considering the numbers of American lives saved was vastly exaggerated, They were sending their battleships and pilots out on suicide missions as they were desperate, there was a vengeance for pearl harbour and racism towards the Japanese people, many victims of the bomb were civilians that had nothing to do with the war, the only reason Japanese weren’t surrendering is because they didn’t want to give up there emperor to the “unconditional surrender” and to demonstrate their power over the world. The bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to end the war as it would save many lives as suggests in source A “should adopt a position that rather than throw to this bomb we should have sacrificed a million American and a quarter of a million British live”.
After the Soviet Union developed the technology for a nuclear bomb the playing field leveled and in my opinion became policy simply because both nations had leaders and Governments who wanted to be the big boy on the block and hold the nuclear solution as the trump card. For either nation or all nations who had the weapons it kept everyone at bay because we knew now the destructive power and no one really wanted to fire the first shot (probably for fear of retaliation or collateral damage). The only pro to this as a policy is the retaliatory option it offered us in case the Soviet Union decided to launch on us or our allies. perhaps other policy benefits are that it moved forward more advanced surveillance techniques, satellite programs and
The Vietnamese people have a very different way of life compared to the first world countries such as America and Britain. Among those differences are things like the working jobs, cities villages, technology and of course, warfare tactics. When the communist ruled North Vietnamese came face to face with the big bad capitalistic government of America, they knew that it would be impossible with their numbers to fight like the previous world wars in open battle. The Viet Minh were battle hardened and their tactics of guerilla warfare succeeded in defeating the French occupation in 1956 so they knew exactly what needed to be done. Viet Cong, communist soldiers hiding in South Vietnam set explosives in buildings, cars and military bases to harass the Americans and their South Vietnamese allies.
Cold War and Communism lori siegele HIS/135 July 13th, 2013 Tabitha Otieno Cold War and Communism There is no way to describe how it would have been like to live under the treat of nuclear war. Let me just put it this way terrible. If I lived under the treat of nuclear war I would not like to leave my house because I would feel unsafe where ever I went. I would always have to remember to duck and cover wherever I went. I would always be afraid something would happen to fall on me or worse kill me.
Cold War and Communism Living under the threat of a nuclear war, would be quite disturbing. Knowing that at any time you might hear that siren or see that bright flash would be something that could haunt you as a child and as a parent, especially when it being such a possibility that you are even taught about it at school and how to be prepared for it. I believe it would be traumatizing, but the same way we have adjusted to the threat of terrorism occurring now, I’m sure at that time we could have easily adjusted to being ready and prepared for a nuclear war as well. The threat of a nuclear war is very similar to our current threat of terrorism. Up until today we are still being taught in elementary school to take cover by going under your desk and covering the back of your neck just like “Duck and Cover” in the case that we were to ever hear the fire alarm go off, which could either be caused by a normal fire or any sort of attack.
Exposure to high levels of radioactive waste can cause birth defects, cancer, and death. We all need to be aware of these dangers that exist across the country. It is imperative that we rethink our visual communication effort for warning current and future generations of the imminent danger below. The comic strip is a great medium to get across a point to many levels of audiences. In this cartoon I attempt to send the message that nuclear power will kill everything, even innocent cockroaches.
The biggest fear of all growing and developed countries in the 20th century was the spread of communism. Communism is like a disease that spreads and kills all successful economies in its path. For the United States, communism was at its greatest threat potential during the time period between the end of the Second World War in 1945 up until the Vietnam war in 1970. However, the United States was successful in denying the threat of communism dispersion within America. From 1945 at the Yalta Conference, up until the end of the Vietnam war in 1970, the initial goal of United States foreign policy was to deny the spread of communism.
The opposed alternative reading is different. The alternative audience would have seen Michaels Moore’s opinion of gun possession to be offensive and a form of mockery as they believed that there should be no limitation for every American to have the right to protect themselves and their families. Nobody could change their minds when such strong proof This alternative reading is due to the timing of the release of the documentary in 2002. People were still recovering from the 9/11 attack and many still remembered the Columbine shooting. So many friends and family had been lost, people were angry and wanted someone to blame, so when the time came and the war of terror was announced many civilians were for it.
The entire world changed after the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese islands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It created a mass hysteria considering that now the world could be destroyed from the use of these awesome bombs. As the United States gradually slipped into the Cold War with the Soviet Union, people hoped that some ethical codes instilled within us all would prevent the obliteration of the earth by use of atomic bombs. Though the power of the atomic bomb has not been unleashed upon another civilization since Nagasaki, the hope that an ethical code can regulate interactions throughout all regions, states, and nations is erroneous. Blackburn, in his short introduction to ethics through the book “Being Good”, gives seven threats to ethics that denounces the ability to regulate interactions ethically.