| dc.contributor.advisor |
Friedman, Andrew |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Sills-Takyi, Adrian |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011-05-12T12:58:26Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011-05-12T12:58:26Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2011 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/6697 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb on another country and with it forever changed not only the face of war, but also the very nature of society. As civil defense programs pushed into American culture during the 1950s, many Americans, especially
young ones, pushed back against its tactics and message. In this thesis, I will show how school
civil defense programs throughout the 1950s and early 1960s deceived young people by
presenting them with a false reality of the dangers of nuclear war. This deception was recognized by both teachers and students, and severed a divide between the educational community and the
United States Government. Ultimately, this mistrust caused many young people to lose faith in their government, and played a significant role in creating the rebellious, anti-government youth
culture that has come to characterize the 1960s and 1970s. |
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| dc.description.sponsorship |
Haverford College. Dept. of History |
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| dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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| dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/ |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States -- Politics and government -- Public opinion -- 20th century |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Civil defense drills -- United States -- History -- 20th century |
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| dc.title |
Classroom Deception: School Civil Defense in Atomic America |
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| dc.type |
Thesis (B.A.) |
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