Learning on ScreenAmerica in the Fifties: The Fear and the Dream
- Synopsis
- After World War 2, Americans were gripped by new terrors: rising Soviet military power and the spectre of nuclear annihiliation. Sheltered in rapidly expanding suburbs, newly affluent couples enthusiastically embraced symbols of the ‘good life’ while building bomb shelters. By inventing a ‘fail-safe device, the H-bomb, the United States helped to trigger a deadly arms race, so that the weapon meant to quell fear became the greatest fear of all.
- Series
- America in the Fifties, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 2001
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Cold War; history of the 20th century; social history; United States of America
Credits
- Producer
- Nancy Button
- Contributor
- Michael Ontkean
Production Company
- Name
CS Associates
Distributor
- Name
Quantum Leap
- Notes
- Ceased trading in 2018.
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