Summary
Students analyze political cartoons from the Cold War Era to learn about five important issues and to understand the relationship of the United States to the world in this era of fundamental changes in foreign policy.
Rationale
During the Cold War, the United States took on a new level of responsibility for defending the Free World. New global responsibilities and emerging rivalries abroad presented unprecedented opportunities and dangers, while domestic subversion threatened to undercut American institutions and values, and technological developments unleashed ever more deadly weapons. Political cartoons from a major daily newspaper show the concerns of the era as they were experienced by the public.