a culture of fear
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A Culture of Fear. Traitors among us. 1950-Sen. McCarthy warns of Communists in the State Department 1951- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for passing atomic secrets to the USSR 1956- Invasion of the Body Snatchers plays on fears that people aren’t what they seem. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Culture of Fear
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1950-Sen. McCarthy warnsof Communists in the State Department
1951- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for passing atomic secrets to the USSR
1956- Invasion of the Body Snatchers plays on fears thatpeople aren’t what they seem.
Traitors among us
1950-USSR and China sign mutual defense pact
1950-N. Korea invades S. Korea 1955- Syria becomes USSR ally 1955- Warsaw Pact formed (Soviet Version
of NATO) including many Eastern European nations.
1958- Revolution in Iraq removes pro-British leader. Iraq allies itself with USSR.
Spread of Communism (p.1)
1959- Cuban Revolution. Inspires similar revolutions in South America.
1959-Communist Viet Cong fight against S. Vietnamese government.
The Blob turns spreading communism into a monster that literally swallows everything.
p. 2
1949- USSR first gets the bomb 1952 – US places Nuclear bombers within
range of Moscow 1952-Britain gets the bomb 1952- US tests first thermonuclear bomb 1954- US launches first nuclear submarine 1957- Strategic Air Command issues a
continuous alert of Soviet attack.
Nuclear War
1957- Soviet Premier Khrushchev declares missile superiority
1957- Americans encouraged to build fallout shelters.
1960- France gets the bomb. 1961- USSR tests Tsar Bomba, most
powerful Thermonuclear bomb ever. “Godzilla” and other giant monster movies
played on our fears of the unknown effects of radiation.
1- Steel surfaces evaporate, concrete surfaces explode, glass windows melt. Concrete reinforced multi-story office buildings collapse. 2- Aluminum siding evaporates, auto sheet metal and Lucite windows melt. Multi-story buildings with some reinforcement collapse. 3- Wood, plastics, heavy fabrics burst into flames and asphalt surfaces melt. Unreinforced brick and wood-frame buildings, like houses, collapse. 4- Upholstery, canvas, clothing burst into flames and painted surfaces explode. Unreinforced brick and wood-frame buildings, like houses, are severely damaged. 5- Severe 3rd degree burns to people; grass and shrubs ignite and fires spread. Unreinforced brick and wood-frame buildings, like houses, are badly damaged.
