The Threat Of Nuclear Bombs

The Red scare was a series of witch hunts for suspected communist sympathetic members of congress and public office holding Citizens who were supposedly “Red” this lasted from (1919-1920) started by the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. During the first war the Red Scared was represented the widespread concern that Americans had developed over the fear of communist subversion within society. The American people went into a mass hysteric frenzy over the news and many

The Red Scare represented the widespread concern that Americans had developed over the fear of communist subversion within society. Americans believed, especially during the Cold War, which was a period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union, that communism was attempting to infiltrate every aspect of their lives. While this is not necessarily the best analogy, you can relate the widespread fear of communism during the Cold War as being similar to the heightened alert Americans had toward terrorism and suspected terrorists during the beginning of the modern century.

When the Soviet Union came into possession of a nuclear bomb, the realization that the horrific aftermath, much like the one in Hiroshima, could happen in America struck fear into Americans.

Tensions rose between the United States and the USSR and diplomatic relations between the two powers became increasingly strained as neither country was able to agree to a compromise regarding disarmament, the spread of communism to Korea or humanitarian issues. These problems created a climate of fear within American society and Americans spent increasing amounts of time preparing for and worrying about a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. Document C, a photo of a typical American family in a private bomb shelter stocked with canned food and water, illustrates the depth of this fear by displaying the lengths to which Americans were willing to go to avoid a disaster which seemed not only very real but very imminent to them. Similarly, Document E is a poster questioning the effectiveness of "massive retaliation", a strategy involving the use of nuclear missiles to inflict greater damage upon an enemy than they could inflict upon the United States. Many Americans feared that, despite the United States's vast military capabilities, a nuclear strike by the USSR would annihilate much of the country before "massive retaliation" was even

The Red Scare is referred to as America’s fear of communism. Taking a second to look back on History, American suspicion of communism first began in the 1920’s during World War One. Thirty years later, the paranoia over communism was stirred up by the influences of war against the Soviet Union, Un-American Activities committee and McCarthyism. This changed America’s perception of society and politics.

The United States endured the Red Scare From the 1945 to sometime around the 1952 which mainly focus on the hunt for communist. Many thought that the war was finally over but an parallel attack was coming that would separate and turn people against one another. In many ways this paranoid resembles to the Salem Witch Trial in the 17th century which inventively caused tension between various majority. The Salem witch trials people were accused of being witches similar to the same way that Americans were uneased about communism

The Red Scare was a nationwide scare from communism. The Cold War between America and the Soviet Union soon was referred to as the Red Scare. The Red Scare affected many people who were ruled by fear in the United States. Many compare this time to the witch trials in Salem, many were accused and even went to court of the accusations that were made on minimum evidence.

The fight in Europe was brought to an end, but it did not mean that the United States was at peace and protected. “ The entire prospect of growing Communist influence became known as the "Red Scare," according to u-shistory.com. Even though, President Wilson, felt that the world should be at peace this was not the case. Many Americans began to fear that Communist would begin takeover the United States. The communist had considered themselves as champions of the workers. The Americans feared that Communist were trying to take over, but it especially alarmed them that most of the radicals were not American Citizens.

The Red Scare was a huge issue that the US citizens faced after learning of Russia’s plans to try and overtake all countries and turn them into Communist powers. People would fear that the men and women currently residing in the US would turn to support Stalin and his ways. During this time, Communism was the most feared thing in the US. People who were sought to belive in Communism would be feared and not be treated as they once were. Politicians would use this strategy to help boost their votes during elections. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy started a mass “Witch Hunt” to search and find the hidden supporters of Communism. McCarthy would frame almost anyone stating that they believed in Communism, which would make people fear and basically

The Red Scare stirred fear into the hearts of most Americans because of the Communists. All of the hysteria clouding over the United States became known as a threat caused by the communists. According Historian Yohuru Williams, the fear of communist advancing around the world convinced many U.S. citizens that there was a real danger of “Reds” taking over their own country.

In the beginning, Americans were not sure if the Soviet Union had the technology and science to create the weapon of destruction that many people call atomic weapons, but in the later 1950s, fear began to rise throughout the United States. A book states, “Late in 1957, spooked by Sputnik and radioactive fallout, 64 percent of Americans cited that nuclear

In 1945, President Truman had to make one of the toughest decisions a president has ever been faced with. This decision, of course, being whether to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese cities, not drop the bombs at all, or do a demonstration by dropping a bomb in the ocean near Tokyo. Truman eventually chose to drop the atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. This choice to drop the atomic bombs was right because these bombings assisted in slowing the expansion of the Soviet Union, changed the Japanese never-give-up mentality, and prevented the loss of many American and Japanese lives.

The Nuclear bomb, the most feared weapon in the world. A weapon that has the power to wipe out a whole state let alone a large chunk of earth. On the 6th of August, 1945 an American bomber dropped the first ever atomic bomb wiping out over 90 percent of Hiroshima and instantly killing over 80,000 people. (Yavenditti, 1974) At the time the bomb hit only one state had nuclear weapon capability, this state was The United States of America. Since 2010, the world has nine states with nuclear weapons Russia, United States, France, United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and lastly the most recent addition North Korea. (Norris and Kristensen, 2010) The spread of nuclear weapons has created a constant debate. Some have argued the world is safer

“Deterrence theory according to Sagan is often called rational deterrence theory – argues that, in order to deter attacks, a state must persuade potential attackers that have an effective military capabilities; that could impose unacceptable costs on an attacker, and that the threat would be carried out if attacked. And so deterrence theorists, both early and more recently have attempted to explain deterrence through several key elements: ‘the assumption of a very severe conflict, the assumption of rationality, the concept of retaliation”0.(Sagan 1994). Deterrence aids to hinder the growth and spread of nuclear weapons. That is because nuclear weapons continue to present a real threat to humanity and other life on Earth. Scholars of

The USA has reported Nuclear Terrorism as the number one issue that all Americans are facing today. Nuclear Terrorist attacks in Paris, San Bernardino, California, and New York have raised tension between the US and other countries, especially Islamic countries such as Iran. Nuclear terrorism has killed many innocent people around the globe. It has become the subject of debate in the USA since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 (Muller, 2016). Nuclear arms ' production is one of the root cause of the nuclear terrorism, therefore, increase in nuclear arms ' production has resulted in an increase in Nuclear Terrorist attacks. The USA and other five countries have introduced the Iran Nuclear Deal to stop Nuclear Terrorism. I believe that the USA should also concentrate in other sectors such as education, poverty, and job opportunities in Iran to reduce Nuclear terrorism. Education will spread awareness among citizens and will result in the citizens ' involvement in a high-earning job rather than in Nuclear Terrorism to earn money. Poverty problems have compelled Iranians to get involved in terrorism. Therefore, improvement in the standard of living is required. Additionally, implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal will reduce production of Nuclear arms which will lead to the reduction in Nuclear Terrorism.