Cold War Era: Dangers on the Home Front (2007)

This video gives an insight into how American schoolchildren were taught the value of democracy, freedom and good citizenship through government sponsored films during the Cold War. In the 50's and 60's Americans were facing the threat of unconventional weapons and the growing communist threat. You will see films explaining how 1960's activism threatened American moral, religious and ethical principles.In the final clips John Wayne, Edward R.Murrow and others discuss the ideological battle between U.S.and Soviet Union.