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The fact that the U.S. and the Soviet Union had such polar opposite ideologies made the Americans' fears easy to exploit by the government, media and the entertainment industry. Their anxieties were mirrored through U.S. pop culture throughout the Cold War from the 1950s-1980s. The rapid technological change that happened during that period was a huge contributor to these anxious feelings, which I find reflected misunderstanding and confusion leading to paranoia and a need to find a scapegoat when something seemed awry. The development of nuclear weapons as well as the spread of TV as an integral part of home life brought all the drama and fear home. When the US formed the FBI and CIA to protect the country from security threats, it created a culture of fear and paranoia. The West, especially the US, found the Soviet Union a threat as communism did not have a race or "look" and that anyone could be communist. This raised fears that it could spread rapidly and threaten the US way of life. [cite show we watched with the dad getting thrown in jail when his kids became communist youth]. The fact that the US and the Soviet Union had such polar opposite ideologies made the Americans' fears easy to exploit by news media and the entertainment industry. The spread of TV as an integral part of home life brought all the drama home. (PARANOIA) During the 1950s, McCarthyism had taken the US by storm after Senator (first name) McCarthy stated that communists had infiltrated the government. His way of weaving together fact and fiction convinced people and initiated a mindset of paranoia and fear. His beliefs led to a massive witch hunt in which notable people were blacklisted as communists with little proof (cite more about this). Calling someone a communist became the norm whenever someone wanted to denounce someone or a group that they did not agree with. The culture of questioning authorities in the late 60s/70s was a runoff of the McCarthy era of paranoia.

1980s and nuclear doomsdays beliefs