Cold War Era Dangers On The Home Front

Overview

This video gives an insight into how American schoolchildren were taught the value of democracy, freedom and good citizenship through government sponsored films during the Cold War. In the 50s and 60s Americans were facing the threat unconventional weapons and the growing communist threat. You will see films explaining how 1960s activism threatened American moral, religious and ethical principles.In the final clips Johnn Wayne, Edward R. Murrow and others discuss the ideological battle between U.S. and Soviet Union.