Although the United States and the Soviet Union were allies during World War II, their relationship became tense afterward. The Soviet Union created their first nuclear weapon which became successful. Communism then began to haunt America in the late 1940s and 1950s. It created fear into Americans with a communist invasion and a global atomic war. It affected movies, tv shows, games, novels, and many other products.
America was actually the ones to create an atomic bomb. They eventually used it in Japan in 1945. It was created by US scientists driven out by the war. Because they didn’t share the information with USSR, this upset USSR and they soon created their own bomb several years later. Thousands of people were in fear for their life during this time period. The public had received very little information about nuclear weapons. It even affected families as a whole as well. Bomb shelters were built in people’s yards stocked with food, schools practiced the “duck and cover” drill, and air raid sirens were built. America was very paranoid due to the fact that the government told them there were Soviet spies everywhere. …show more content…
Music artists made connections through their lyrics that pertained to the Red Scare. In source 6, Woody Guthrie expressed his sympathy to Communism in “This Land Is Your Land” in 1956. (Woody Guthrie 239). So many films were made about it as well. The theme was either denouncing a family member or friend or becoming corrupt from it as well. According to source 2, I Married a Communist was a drama that involved a businessman who is blackmailed by communists that threaten to expose him to his wife. (Everett Collection). Even the fashion was challenged. The youth stopped wearing khakis and started wearing jeans due to comfort. Literature focused on reflected fears if USSR had taken over dominating America. The media flooded newspapers and magazines with misleading images pertaining to the Cold
America was actually the ones to create an atomic bomb. They eventually used it in Japan in 1945. It was created by US scientists driven out by the war. Because they didn’t share the information with USSR, this upset USSR and they soon created their own bomb several years later. Thousands of people were in fear for their life during this time period. The public had received very little information about nuclear weapons. It even affected families as a whole as well. Bomb shelters were built in people’s yards stocked with food, schools practiced the “duck and cover” drill, and air raid sirens were built. America was very paranoid due to the fact that the government told them there were Soviet spies everywhere. …show more content…
Music artists made connections through their lyrics that pertained to the Red Scare. In source 6, Woody Guthrie expressed his sympathy to Communism in “This Land Is Your Land” in 1956. (Woody Guthrie 239). So many films were made about it as well. The theme was either denouncing a family member or friend or becoming corrupt from it as well. According to source 2, I Married a Communist was a drama that involved a businessman who is blackmailed by communists that threaten to expose him to his wife. (Everett Collection). Even the fashion was challenged. The youth stopped wearing khakis and started wearing jeans due to comfort. Literature focused on reflected fears if USSR had taken over dominating America. The media flooded newspapers and magazines with misleading images pertaining to the Cold