THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To hide atomic weapons
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America was the only nuclear super power
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Fear was heightened during the Cold War
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People distrusted the government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among the more interesting initiatives of the federal Civil Defense efforts was the creation of fallout shelters to protect people from deadly radiation released in a nuclear attack. Initially, owners of public buildings were urged by the federal government to create fallout shelters in their facilities.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Cold War, many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials and crucial military facilities, such as Project Greek Island and the Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker in the United States and Canada’s Emergency Government Headquarters.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kennedy, speaking on civil defense, advises American families to build bomb shelters to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. Kennedy also assured the public that the U.S. civil defense program would soon begin providing such protection for every American.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the early years of the Cold War, many American families created underground bomb shelters fitted with supplies needed to survive for several days or even weeks.