If I Forget Thee, O Earth . . . | Compare and Contrast
1950s: The United States lives under the constant threat of nuclear warfare.
Today: Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York and Washington, D.C., the United States enters a new kind of war. The public lives with generalized fear of chemical and biological warfare.
1950s: The United States government releases several propaganda films and newsreels that attempt to calm citizens’ fears by saying that radiation from atomic bombs cannot harm them if they take proper precautions. These include building personal bomb shelters...
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