How did fear affect politics in the united states during and after the cold war? what were people afraid of, how did the government react, and were the politics of fear more significant in the late 1900s or early 2000s?

Fear acted in many different ways during and after the cold war. During the cold war, many people feared that the Soviets were going to launch rockets toward the U.S. So, in spite of this, both countries ended up doing nuclear warhead testings throughout the cold war. Politics also played a major role in the cold war. Many pieces of propaganda were made to make fun of or ridicule the soviets and viseversa.

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well the lessons we can learn is how quickly our fragile freedoms can be overcome. mccarthy rose to power in 1950 of a tsunami of anti-communist hysteria, brandishing a lost of "known communists" in the state department, and held public trials to enhance his political clout. he had fallen from power but only when his attacks were against the u.s. army broadcast to millions of americans to their homes exposing his indecent persecution of the innocence of people. the senate censured him in december 1954 disgraced and discredited, he had died three years later at the age of 47..i hope my answer has you.. good day to you..

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