The Violent Bear It Away | Compare and Contrast
1950s: Americans are enduring the cold war years, a military stalemate between two international superpowers, the U.S.S.R. and the United States. Both countries are secretly developing nuclear weapons programs, and many Americans fear a nuclear attack from communist adversaries.
Today: The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon prompted America’s global war on terror, preceding a U.S. war with Iraq. Americans live under the fear of terrorist attacks by those who oppose its policies, particularly terrorist cells in the...
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