CA #1: by William Berry

National Archives

wcberry497 — 2025-10-03 15:23:54 UTC

During the Cold War and brief time after, the National Archives released many pamphlets, blogs, and pieces of information to inform the American Public. The source shows many photos and examples of shelter necessities and the effects of nuclear fallout. Letting the American people know of the preventative measures during the war was essential to deflect the lack of control that almost all Americans had over the threat that is nuclear war.

Jake Hughes: Duck and Cover

wcberry497 — 2025-10-07 15:56:03 UTC

The Library of Congress presents the essay written by Jake Hughes revolving the 1951 short film: Duck and Cover. This video demonstrated the safety precautions and measures that children need to take in the event of an atomic bomb. In the beginning of the short film that was shown to millions of school children from 1951-54 we are introduced to a cute, cartoon turtle named Burt. Due to the constant threat of an atomic attack, and the extreme popularity of the film throughout school-aged children, Burt quickly became an American icon of civil defense. The the video gave kids a false sense of reassurance through knowing what to do in an emergency, the strategies shown would have minimal effect in protecting someone in the event a nuclear detonation.

PBS: Cold War Hysteria

wcberry497 — 2025-10-08 13:49:15 UTC

This article is from A Brilliant Madness and is published by PBS. It is a short, informative article about Nobel Prize Winner: John Nash. He had extreme paranioa during the Cold War and time after relating to Nuclear attack and the fear of being drafted. This anxiety and paranoia did not just affect John, however. It also affected the majority of America from the 1940's through 1955. This article captures the fear that Americans felt, as even the smartest of them desired to flee.

Amber Davis: Nuclear Craze

wcberry497 — 2025-10-08 15:27:02 UTC

In this Article published by ORAU, Journalist: Amber Davis informs us of the products and procedures sold to the different classes of americans at the time of nuclear hysteria. She explains how the nuclear craze started after WW2 and into the Cold War, even going into detail about the Cuban Missle Crisis. Davis goes into detail about the Uranium rush, (similar to the Gold Rush 100 years prior) and how the US government incentivized people to look for new Uranium deposits so they could build more bombs. She uses real evidence in brochures and flyers about what citizens should do in the event of a nuclear attack.