The Homefront: The Cold War

Examines how the Cold War period in America, lasting roughly fifty years following World War II, was a contradictory time of prosperity and optimism coupled with concerns over Soviet espionage infiltrating American institutions and fear of nuclear apocalypse.Examines how the Cold War, lasting roughly fifty years following World War II, was a contradictory time of optimism coupled with concerns over Soviet espionage infiltrating American institutions and fear of nuclear attack.