Cold War Era Movie Assignment

Have you ever questioned why and how the US government decided to drop those two nuclear bombs in Japan in the World War II? It is still a universal concern while many disapproval have made toward its humanity. In a book that I’ve read recently, from the point of view of an eyewitness, Yamaoka Michiko, the author of story “Eight hundred meters from the Hypocenter”, shows how humanity was exchanged with the ambition of a nation by reviving a heartbroken experience when she witnessed her hometown was destroyed by such a terrific violence in the war.

After the loss of Japan, the effects of the bombs had an impact that nobody could have guessed

The filmmakers’ main ideas are that the government misled and lied to the people of the U.S. so that they would believe that the atomic bomb would have no effect on their health and security, that we should question if the government should have lied to the American people, and to make us question whether or not the citizens of the U.S. would continue to be as naive as the people of the 1950’s.

During this time, Americans focused most of their fears on communist subversion throughout the country and the possible threat of an atomic war with the detonation of the Soviet Union 's first atomic bomb in 1949. There was a constant unease within the people that made it extremely difficult to trust one another without the suspicion that they supported the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) or had some sort of communist ties. The nationwide suspicion led to surveillance and exposure

As I have stated before, the main subject of this movie is the Cold War. I did have previous knowledge of this subject such as it

Previously discussed, we know that many were shocked by the power the power of the weapon. No country wants to have to use the power of the atomic bomb ever again. There is an idea that was created that is called Mutually Assured Destruction(MAD), if you fire on us we will fire back policy. If Japan at that time had nuclear weapons then they would have most likely retaliated. The United States used the atomic bomb when no other countries had access to them, this is why our leaders had no problem launching them. Gale Virtual Reference Library explains, “MAD describes a state of affairs in which both sides’ nuclear forces are such that a sufficient percent would remain after an attack that it would still be possible to bring about the near total destruction of the attacking state”(GVRL). This concept and fear was derived from the dropping of the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Had we not dropped the bomb, one; a more devastating bomb would have been dropped, and two; we may not have this peacekeeping concept. Before the bombing of Japan the United States and many other world powers would have no problem calling out a nation or group that was doing something that the US or UN could deem unsafe or wrong. Nowadays we are extremely concerned with what even confronting words could result in, because we are afraid of what might happen. This can

Japan during the 1940’s was a nation that prided itself on the concept of never surrendering. It was something that they took fierce and obsessive pride in. Their culture dictated that they are never to give up, even if they fought until every single man,woman, and child living in Japan was slaughtered, they would never surrender. This doctrine was one of the key deciding factors that influenced Truman in making the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Several weeks before the Atomic bomb was dropped, The Untied States of Military issued a warning to the Japanese government. “It warned the Japanese to surrender immediately or face ‘prompt and utter destruction.” (Yes! Harry Truman’s Simple Decision) Unfortunately, a mere two weeks before the first atomic bomb dropped, the Japanese prime minister publically dismissed the warning and refused to surrender. Even after the bombing of Hiroshima, the Japanese government refused to stand down. Even though they had suffered over 225,000 civilian casualties in the attack, the Japanese military refused to surrender. It took until the second bombing of Nagasaki to finally force the Japanese to surrender on American

Between 1945 and 1960, the United States was confronted with a colossal predicament. A Cold War had emerged between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. This war did not involve any direct attacks between the two, instead indirect confrontations. Subsequently, the war took a massive toll on the U.S. An era of high tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union posed a communist threat to America.

Document A describes how the Cold War was embedded into daily life and how it affected the country and culture as a whole. The Soviet Union and communist expansion, as well as other powers they had on the US terrorized the entire nation, bringing it to a state of panic. As stated by John Buescher, “Science was seen as both a progressive tool for achieving a bright future and death-dealing weapon that might end human life. Fear of an atomic apocalypse (disclosure of knowledge) affected culture and politics. Cold War movies dealt with political espionage (spying).” The

In this essay I will analyze two Cold War American Films, War Games and Dr.Strangelove. Both of these films portray the cold war era, where it was uncertain when and if nuclear fallout would happen. I will start off by giving a brief summary of both films. Then talk about some cold war culture such as posters, TV shows, and historical events discussed in class, as well as some aspects of plot in the films, such as the leaders in power in each film and finally compare both films to the culture shown and argue that they both accurately portrayed it.

To illustrate, why would the us. harm Japan? Japan is going through several horrible things right now and would surrender anytime, but the us. decides to drop the atomic bombs anyway? They would not even try to listen to Japan and reward them with another chance. On August 14, 1945, Japan surrenders to the Us. after the bombing and the critics points out the the audience that …..

The Cold War developed between the Soviet Union and the United States in response to post-World War II tensions between the two nations. The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. emerged from World War II as the only two countries able to propagate their specific social and political systems on a global scale. With expansive capitalist (United States) or communist (USSR) ideologies and powerful military forces, each nation feared and distrusted the other. This cultural clash resulted in mutual suspicions, propaganda campaigns, media battles, and international incidents that brought these two superpowers to the brink of nuclear devastation. No direct military conflict between the two nations ever ensued; however, the constant threat of nuclear proliferation held the world’s concentrated attention on the two superpowers from 1945 to 1991. Fueled by modern weapon development, aerospace triumphs, and spirited Olympic Games, the power struggle was a constant rivalry that permeated all aspects of the global landscape including sports competitions and mass media. By the 1970s, television viewing outstripped the motion picture market, but Hollywood continued to produce a wide array of cinema selections including military, spy, and sports genre films that promoted America’s need for a strong, masculine presence while idolizing the male physique.

Although 85 percent of the citizens said they thought it was necessary, it was all based on opinion. We have no reason why the United States Had to use the nuclear weapon instead of using another technique to get Japan to

When the United States acknowledged that the crew of the Daigo Fukuryu Maru had been caught in the fallout from its secret hydrogen bomb tests on Bikini Atoll, the Japanese were furious. In this tense context, the opening scenes of Gojira could not have been more provocative; the film starts with a scene of a fishing boat in the Pacific, where the crew are relaxing, chatting, and playing guitar. The ocean begins to simmer. The men are blinded and cooked alive as they flee in dread. Tapping out a desperate SOS, the ship’s radio operator is the first to die. The creature Gojira suggested to the Japanese people that they were being attacked in their homeland by history’s ultimate weapon. The film is one of many examples of how much our perception of the world is shaped by cultural images and vice

The Cold War was fought between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The war was a battle to be the most powerful country in the world. Although the Cold War was not a violent one it affected many other countries besides the United States and the Soviet Union. Most of the battles were races to get the achieve technology. South Korea was deeply affected by the Cold War; “Letter to General-Lieutenant Hodge on Northern Korea Providing Electricity to Southern Korea” proves that South Korea’s debt to North Korea was directly associated with the Cold War. North Korea was also very much affected by the Cold War; “Soviet Report on Communists in Korea, 1945” validates the fact that the North Korean