*Please go the CNN and The Cold War website. Once you enter the site you should explore it, and write 4 separate paragraphs about how the site relates to culture, technology, espionage, and the bomb. Remember to give specific descriptive examples to support your 4 paragraph essay.

 

 

This website contains information on many parts of the Cold War but has 4 main links to pages containing more information on culture, technology, espionage, and the bomb. The first of these 4 links is on culture. This page shows how the Cold War affected the world’s books, movies, television, music, fashion, and drama. Every time a huge event such as a war occurs there are many different changes to the culture. During the Cold War, the U.S. government passes the L 85 Restrictions, limiting the use of wool and silk in clothing manufacture. They did this to save money. Also, in 1946, the bikini was introduced in France and was named after an atomic test site. These things show how the war affected every aspect of people’s life even down to the smallest detail of popular fashion.

The second link on this site is about technology during the Cold War. The Cold War was the final force for such creations as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), lunar landers and space stations -- and eventually gave birth to important inventions like the computer. During the Cold War we were continually competing and trying to top the rest of the world in technological advancements and weaponry. The competitive nature of the Cold War fueled creativity among scientists and inventors. From the hang glider to the microwave oven, many inventions were created during this time. Much of the important technology that has become such a basic part of our lives today came about because of the competitive nature of the Cold War.

Espionage is the third main link of this website. Espionage is spying or the secret surveillance of other countries and their advancements. A lot of espionage went on during this time because of the competitive nature. No country wanted to get too far behind and many just wanted to steal important ideas and advancements that other countries had made. For 30 years, Markus Wolf ran the international wing of East Germany's "Stasi" intelligence agency, one of the Cold War's most effective espionage operations. Known to Western intelligence as "the man without a face" for his ability to avoid being photographed, Wolf developed one of the Cold War's most effective espionage operations. He obtained a large amount of information from the West for Germany. Although Markus was one of the now famous espionage men there were many who were vital to the Cold War.

The last link of this site is on the bomb which was a huge part of the Cold War. In 1961, President Kennedy publicly warned his

 

citizens that the possibility of nuclear war could not be ignored -- and urged citizens to do what they could to protect themselves. In

 

1946 the US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although disastrous it ended the war. During the Cold War, people

 

started to research and work more and more on atomic bombs and because of this a huge arms race for nuclear weaponry has been

 

continually going on. This information on this site is important because it shows the public where we are and what they need to know.