Cara’s Blog

One thing I found interestin about the reading in Gambone’s book was the divide Americans were starting to feel towards war. During World War II, the country seemed so united and supportive of their soldiers. Gambone cited that in 1950, a poll said that 55% of resondents “believed the United States was ready involved in WWIII. The previous war had cost many American lives and people were uncertain that they wanted to be invovled in something to this escaladed. My father served during part of the cold war, which was what was taking place in America during this time. The army was 7,000 men short of their wartime strength and tense about the possibility of communist attack.

I think the cold war is one of the most interesting of American conflicts because it is so different from others. People who lived during this time feared for nuclear war. Their fears were fueled by politicians and the media. It must have been a uncertain era to grow up in. The thought of Nuclear War is certianly scary. In a way we still face the same fears today with countries in the middle east and Asia having weapons of mass destruction.