What Are The Equalities And Inequalities In The Movie

An aspect of the Cold War that Kubrick focuses on is the blatant lack of trust between the conflicting nations. In a scene where a Russian Ambassador is being brought into the war room by the U.S. President to help determine a mutual solution,

 Despite the name being a “cold war”, the possibility and threat of a real war was always looming over the heads of Americans. The Russians had now built weapons that could wipe everything of the face of the earth. What affected Americans the most was The Cuban Missile crisis. The fact that the war could start with a single press of a button really frightened the Americans. People were trembling at the sound of war, they even began to build bomb shelters in their homes that they can run to, in case of a bombing. (Document 3) Moreover, these bomb shelters became very popular during these times, I believe this displays how much this war scarred the Americans; even though, it wasn’t technically a physical war they were scarred of what it could bring to them if it progressed to the next level.

There was well warranted fear that came with the knowledge of Russia having nuclear weapons in Cuba. With these weapons they would gain first-strike capacity, and the potential to kill approximately eighty million Americans in just five minutes; this was just on the first day of discovery, the exact number of lives at stake was not expressed in the movie when they discover more IRBMs in the country. So, I was rather surprised when I watched to movie and witnessed just how easily the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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

The irony he pointed out, was that American truly can not be as truly virtuous as we claim to be, if we are truly as innocent as we pretend to be (Niebuhr, Pg. 19). After World War II, both the US and the Soviet Union emerged as the world’s two “superpowers” which would lead them into a fierce competition for political control over Europe and their resources. During the Cold War in the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union were involved in many covert conflicts that eventually shaped foreign policy during this war. Because decolonization was becoming popular in the 1950’s and 60’s, the US and Soviet Union directly competed for influence in many third world countries, such as in Guatemala, Iran, and Indochina. The US government use of the CIA to disrupt many governments with ties to communists in the 50s was their primary tactic in an aim to support the allied countries. With conflicts going over ideological territories, both countries undermined their own political ideologies in order to undermine their each

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

This can be compared to the game of chicken, the credibility of either side is very high and the intentions are clear since alternatives are limited. Credibility has three facets; capabilities, commitment, and communication. In the film, the U.S. has both the capabilities and the commitment, since it is almost impossible to call off the air attack. However, both the U.S. and the USSR are lacking in the communication component. This could led to a perceived lack of credibility on the soviets side; since the first time they speak of the doomsday device is when they are under

The Cold War, which was considered the “years of maximum danger,” lasted from 1949-1962. This period brought an increasing sense of danger to America because the Soviet Union came into possession of an atomic bomb in 1949; an idea many Americans thought to be impossible unless the Soviet Union had a spy in the United States, which they did. Because the Soviet Union had an atomic bomb, a nuclear war became a reality. In Kenneth Rose’s “One Nation Underground” he told of rising issues associated with the Cold War and the threat of nuclear bombings. The Cold War, in conjunction with the inventions of (total destructive) bombs, generated new dangers, fears, and morality issues among Americans, which led to further increased fears.

During the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union were competing to develop more sophisticated weaponry than each other. Because of this, Americans dreaded the Soviet Union. They also feared communism– which according to Achieve 3000’s passage,“Case Against Rosenberg Falls Apart”,“It is the political theory that the Soviet’s lived by” (1). Also according to Achieve 3000, “The Americans thought that the Soviet Union had spies that were in the midst of the American people” (1). This fear lead to many precautions that the government made to prevent the American people from fearing the Soviet Union which was called the “Red Scare”.

Apart from the fear and paranoia towards the Communist camp, Americans were also shocked by the news of Communist spies and espionages within their own backyard. This not only led to increased surveillance in the US but the environment also became rather hostile and surveillance was very high. When the Soviet’s obtained their own nuclear bombs, the threat of the nuclear bomb and the advancement of Communism itself became blur. In the film Atomic Café, archival footage of U.S. Senator Owen Brewster reveals him saying that the Russians obtained the atom bomb, “not through independent research, but from America, from traitors within our own ranks,” referring specifically to alleged Communists. This instigated a new sense of fear and paranoia

During World War II the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as Allies against the Axis Powers, however the relationship between the two was tense. The Axis Powers were an alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan. The United States government was wary of the Soviets because they were communists and Americans were concerned about the Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin. The political systems of the two countries prevented them from reaching a mutual agreements such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, which then resulted in war. This nuclear war had a huge affect on the society, along with communism, education and even the Space Race. Hysteria was caused in result of the threat communism, which was later called the Red Scare. The Cold War impacted

By the end of the war, the need for uniting to overthrow Japan and Germany had ended. After World War II, the United States began having an unsettling partnership with the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was an alliance that was necessary to defeat the Axis powers: Germany, Japan, and Italy. The United States believed the Soviets wanted to have dominance in the world, but the Soviets thought the same of the U.S. If Communism spread across the world, the U.S. was afraid that they would lose their freedom and democracy after giving up so much to keep it during World War II. They wanted to make the Nazi Germany into a tradable, capitalist democracy. The Soviets wanted to destroy Germany and create more communist s on the west border to avoid being vulnerable to an attack. The U.S. government felt threatened by the expansion of communism from the Soviets to Eastern Europe, which had spread to China, Korea, Vietnam, and China. As communism began to rapidly spread, the Soviets went to extreme measures to scare their rival. David Ropeik (June 25, 2012), an author and an instructor at Harvard, explains in his writing, The Historical Roots, and Impacts, of our Nuclear Fear, that in August 1945, Americans sent bombs to destroy the Japanese towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This not only killed hundreds of people, but also created extreme fear during World War II. Americans soon began to pursue the communists

But with every bright day, there are going to be shadows, and this is the case with the 1950s. Even though America faced no threat after World War II, this all started to change with the Soviet Union further advancements in atomic energy and as well with their spread of communism. As the decade turned from the 1940s to the 1950s the underlying threat from the soviet union became evermore present. As a result, the United States and The Soviet Union will enter the Cold War. With both of the world strongest nations carrying in their arsenal a weapon of mass destruction. The whole world was feeling the pressure. With such fears, America became a nation who was fueled by paranoid of both communism and as well of Nuclear War. This is evermore present with the Bert the turtle, a propaganda film that told to “Duck and Cover” if there was ever a time where a nuclear bomb was detonated around the area and to also ease the tension of Americans.

Released during a time called the “Red Scare” the film is highly emblematic of high tensions between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The fear of Soviet Spies and nuclear fallout caused great and lasting social and political issues in America. At a time where most Americans were extremely paranoid of

This movie definitely displayed our thoughts and emotions dealing with the Cold War, right up to the very end. Our sentiments