preview

The Revolution Of The United States

Decent Essays

Crowther’s responded to Dr. Strangelove in that way because of what was taking place at the time of the release. Life in the United States was chaotic and unpredictable. In the same year, 1964, that the movie was released several other major events took place. America had the war in Vietnam, civil rights movement, Cuban Missile Crisis, and China’s test of a nuclear bomb. Citizens of the United States lived in a state of fear that their capitalist system would be overthrown by a communist party. The country was filled with civil unrest and it was not coming to an end.
During the time of the Cold War many American’s feared a nuclear strike. Both nations were building their arsenal of nuclear warheads so that they would be the strongest country. Many feared that if Russia won the war that Communism would spread through the country. It was no secret that there were already Americans who were fans of the system. Communism had already taken Russia and China at the time.
The domino effect affected many Americans when it came to their fear of communism. They feared if one country fell to communism then they all would. They were also losing the war in Vietnam against a communist party. Americans are proud of their capitalist system and did not want to lose it. This is highlighted in the film as well. They opted to attack Russia before the Russian’s can attack them. American’s had planes armed with nuclear warheads so that they could attack at any moment. The assumed that war was

Get Access