"Then and Now" connects events from the past with today's news headlines. Current episodes are histo
(Bonus) Duck and Cover is a 1952 American civil defense animated live-action social guidance film[1]
(Bonus) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (known simply and more
S16-E02 Topics: Fail Safe movie, Dr. Strangelove movie, On the Beach movie, Duck and Cover movie.
(Bonus) This article provides an overview of the "Red Scare" during the 1950s and 1960s: the fear of
(Bonus) This article from Wikipedia, the "McCarthy Era," which he led generated fear among the Ameri
(Bonus) This article from Wikipedia provides a comprehensive overview of the Cold War period.
(Bonus) This is a list of the assigned readings that I provided for students to accompany the unit o
(Bonus) These are the PowerPoint slides used with the six-part unit on the Cold War.
S16-E01 Topics: Origins of the Cold War, the Red Panic in U.S. society, fear of atomic war, U.S. Ho
(Bonus) The aftermath of World War II was the beginning of a new era for all countries involved, def
(Bonus) The Demobilization of the United States armed forces after the Second World War began with t
(Bonus) The Uranverein (English: "Uranium Club") or Uranprojekt (English: "Uranium Project") was the
(Bonus) The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that pr
(Bonus) Operation Unthinkable was the name given to two related possible future war plans by the Bri
(Bonus) The Soviet atomic bomb project was the classified research and development program that was
(Bonus) The Japanese program to develop nuclear weapons was conducted during World War II. Like the
S15-E20 Topics: Key Turning Points in the War Reviewed, Lessons from the War, Consequences of the Wa
(Bonus) During active American involvement in World War II (1941–45), propaganda was used to increas
(Bonus) Britain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II
(Bonus) The 'home front' covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was
