Since 1877, American politics and society have been influenced by fear. This fear came from a lot of ways, for example: foreign culture and also from American. After the Reconstruction of the south of America, after slavery, the northern and the Southern became more and more close. By the United States unification, America met a lot of events that made people felt fear when America society had development and became strong, like Communism power, effect of atomic weapons. There had no real war during the cold war, but it does not stand for United States didn’t face he fear about the nature of Communism. In 1900s, the Soviet Union took the lead power of Communism to influenced Eastern Europe and Asia. For example: China is a good example of …show more content…
Atomic bomb has a powerful to destroy range of anything. It made people felt horror about it. During the World War two, the first atomic bomb test was successful explosive by the Manhattan Project in 1945. On August 6, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb which called “Little boy” on the city of Hiroshima. It killed 90,000-146,000 people in Hiroshima. After three days, The U.S dropped another atomic bomb “Fat man” on Nagasaki and killed 39,000-80,000 people. After the bombed and became peace, Dr. Sasaki once said “that they are holding a trial for war criminals in Tokyo just now. I think they ought to try the men who decided to use the bomb and they should hang them all.”(John Hersey, 53). It also means a lot of people who lived in Hiroshima couldn’t forgive the atomic bomb took the hurt to them. In 1949, the Soviet first time tested an atomic bomb. In 1961, Soviet made a hydrogen bomb is called “Tsar Bomba”, this was the largest hydrogen explosion. In other words, it threaten the United States in side. There has a Civil Defense Film is called “Duck and cover” made in 1951. At the beginning of the film, there has a Bert the Turtle which meet a bomb and he protected himself at the first moment. This film made for schoolchildren and helps them to learn how to protect self at the first danger moment, such as atomic bomb drop. Also, whatever in the city or in the country, everyone should ready to avoid atomic bomb, “DUCK AND COVER!” is the best way and first thing to do. This film stand for a good
In addition, the Cold War is what brought this fear. Elaine Tyler May says that it has become an obsession to gain security. She says that because of fear, movements, such as feminism and black equality, prevented these individuals from being fully accepted into society as equals. I believe that fear has only distracted America from these movements of becoming fully successful. The article also refers to America being less of a democracy by citizens refusing to have faith in their government and refusing to trust one another. Reputedly, fear is what shaped America the way it is
The Cold War was a post-World War II struggle between the United States. and its allies and the group of nations led by the Soviet Union. Direct military conflict did not occur between the two superpowers, but intense economic and diplomatic struggles erupted in the country. Different interests led to mutual suspicion and hostility in a rising philosophy. The United States played a major role in the ending of the Cold War.
One of the most controversial topics of the century hinges on one simple question: What makes the world go round? Most will jump to say money. Some will argue in favor of their religion. Others will point out scientific facts. The truth is, none are correct. One emotion, one aspect of life shines above the others, extending its light on merely half of our beloved globe, leaving the other semi-circle to deal with pitch black: fear. To understand its impact, society’s definition of fear must be perceived. Fear is officially defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something dangerous will harm him/her. However, with his classic novel, Alan Paton shows that it extends far beyond that. An old man by the name of Stephen Kumalo leaves the comfort of his tribe in Ndotsheni, and embarks on a
Think of a relationship in life, one where there is a dominant person over a group of people. Is this dominant person more feared or more loved by the general population? Machiavelli states that it is better to be feared than it is to be loved when ruling over a group of people, because one of them is going to outweigh the other no matter what. This does show to be true, but not to the extreme Machiavelli describes. In modern day, for the United States, there is no ruler or president that has public shaming or public killings, that was deemed unnecessary multiple decades ago. There is a huge line between fear and respect. Respect is a balance between love and fear, and it shows to have better outcomes with more accuracy of people not rising against ‘the man.’ There must be a balance between fear and love, if there is just fear there will be hatred, if there is just love there will be chaos. Respect is the happy medium between the love and fear, and it shows to have more positive outcomes than just fearing a leader.
The Cold War was a conflict between the Communist nations led by the Soviet Union
The Dangers of Fear Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw, once said, “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.” Inhumanity is mankind’s worst attribute. Every so often, ordinary humans are driven to the point where they have no choice but to think of themselves. One of the most famous examples used today is the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night demonstrates how fear is a debilitating force that causes people to lose sight of who they once were.
In the words of Bertrand Russell, “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom” (Russell). Fear causes many problems in our lives. Fear influences many of a person’s actions and decisions. However, people usually regret the decisions or actions they made out of fear. Also, these actions and decisions can cause problems for those people in their future. Fear is a harmful emotion, for it clouds people’s judgement, disables them from taking action, and causes them to make decisions that they will regret later.
Then the radio turns off, and the film explains to him that these effects are just temporary (Atomic Café). This shows the widespread fear that Americans had about the atomic bomb – so much that the United States’ government was forced to release films to help calm the fear of its citizens. Another way the invention of the atomic bomb influenced citizens was with the tool of “duck and cover”. The movie shows a cartoon turtle ducking and covering when an atomic bomb is going off (Atomic Café). This was clearly intended for children, and would seemingly give them a false sense of security.
While the Unites States was worried, that quickly turned to fear and panic. The United States government started to make short films to inform the public on how to react in case an atomic bomb was dropped. In 1950, the film, “Duck and Cover”, was
The Rise of Communism contributed to Fear in America during the 1930's by adding to the fears of reform, poverty, and the destruction of America. The three main points from these factors are, The Fight Against Communism, The Roots of Communism, and The Effects of The Red Scare. The first main point of The Rise of Communism contributing to Fear in America is The Fight Against Communism.
By another account, the Cold War began in 1917 with the Bolshevik Revolution, and ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union, having been a conflict between Bolshevism and Democracy. The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other in such a “hot war”, nuclear weapons might destroy everything. So, instead, they fought each other indirectly. They played havoc with conflicts in different parts of the world. They used words as weapons.
“Cold War is the period of ideological, economical confrontation and military competition between USSR and USA and their allies. ”(1) It was American journalist Walter Lippmann who firstly named the conflict as a ‘Cold War’ for the reason that there was no direct military warfare between these two countries which was unwanted because it could led to the nuclear war. However, this period was famous for the number of proxy wars around the world such as Korean War, Vietnam War, and Soviet-Afghan War.
I have never made friends easily in my life. I was shy, I was afraid to talk to people, and I was scared to be with large groups of people. My parents and I thought that this was just a phase and I would grow out of it. As the years went by however, the fear of talking to other people had only increased. It was at its worst when I went on a trip to Washington D.C. my middle school has every year for the eighth graders. During that trip in early June, there was a dance that was mandatory. I really didn’t want to go because I knew I would just be sitting in the corner, bored out of my mind. I thought this dance was just going to be another event where I was bored, but at the time I had no idea this dance would be one of the most important events of my
Death is a difficult subject for many people. The topic alone can cause a lot of anxiety because of all the things we don’t know. Most of us fear death for many reasons. Whether it’s your final day, or a final moment with a loved one, it’s a painfully scary process because of its uncertainty.
A recent UK survey by Go Glow involving 2,000 adults concluded that four out of ten of us are frightened to walk around the house in pitch black. In this research, people said that the biggest causes of this irrational fear of the dark was watching a scary movie, being home alone, and hearing sudden noises in the middle of the night. 10% said the dark frightens the dark so much that they wouldn't even go to the toilet in the dark. Although many adults are embarrassed to admit this dread, this fright of the dark is completely rational, and it is mainly not because of lurking monsters, strange noises, scary movies, or Chucky, but rather because of evolutionary development, fear of the unknown and heightened vulnerability.