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This 1940s cartoon represents the U.S. wanting to spread democracy across the world during the Cold War. "Communism" is playing in the game, dominating the other economic system, while "Democracy" sits on the bench and watches saying, "Put Me in Coach!". Americans seeing this cartoon see that they are to be against communism and that it is a problem. This creates a sense of fear among Americans, as the U.S. is at war against communism with the hopes of spreading democracy. -
This 1940s political cartoon represents the basic ideological battle during the Cold War, and the ideas that influenced the Red Scare in America. The man screaming "RED!" and holding the large bag of money represents capitalism. The family that he yells at is demanding for labor reform. Since they are demanding reform, the capitalist man accuses them of being communist. This generates fear in America because people are afraid to protest the government in fear they'll be called communist. -
Sen. McCarthy publicly talked about the presence of communism in America, specifically in the government. In this telegram he says that there are 57 communists in the state department. His ideas were shared with the public, creating great fear in America, the Red Scare. People were easily swayed by his conspiracies, and created a lack of trust in the government. The media helped get McCarthy's messages across, which is why Americans had access to this information and believed it. -
This article by Rogin discusses the effects of Cold War movies on Americans views' of communism. Films created a fear of communism in America by having themes of communist infiltration in America. Films often had characters that represented the dangers of communism, and labeled them as the bad guys. This caused Americans to fear the presence of communists both in America and in other nations. Films also had "communist" like threats in plots, making Americans fear of similar threats in America.