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7 produkter
Atomic Narratives and American Youth
Coming of Age with the Atom, 1945-1955
Häftad, 2003
384 kr
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Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, numerous "atomic narratives"--books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, movies, and television programs--addressed the implications of the bomb. Post-World War II youth encountered atomic narratives in their daily lives at school, at home and …
"In Case Atom Bombs Fall"
An Anthology of Governmental Explanations, Instructions and Warnings from the 1940s to the 1960s
Häftad, 2009
384 kr
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With the very real possibility of nuclear war looming on the horizon from 1945 to the early 1960s, both federal and local governments took on the responsibility of educating Americans on how to survive the expected blasts, residual fallout, and radiation poisoning. Duck and cover drills, bomb …
Atomic Warnings
Civil Defense Publications in the Early Cold War, 1945-1965
Häftad, 2025
295 kr
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Atomics in the Classroom
Teaching the Bomb in the Early Postwar Era
Häftad, 2015
353 kr
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After the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan's unconditional surrender, America's educational community quickly focused on preparing the younger generation for the atomic age. With the support of the federal government, elementary and secondary schools developed a …
Protecting the Home Front
Women in Civil Defense in the Early Cold War
Häftad, 2017
491 kr
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Formed in 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration said that "the importance of women in civil defense can scarcely be overstated." Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, auxiliary police, nurses, home …
Alert America!
The Atomic Bomb and "The Show That May Save Your Life"
Häftad, 2019
487 kr
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To address the threat of an atomic-armed Soviet Union during the early days of the Cold War, President Harry Truman approved the Alert America exhibit as the most effective way to convey the destructive power of the atomic bomb and to encourage participation in civil defense. Following its debut in …
