The Cold War: The Cold War: Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451

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Aline NaroditskyAline Naroditsky

Cold WarCold War

Stand-offStand-off America vs. Soviet UnionAmerica vs. Soviet Union Both countries delayed fightingBoth countries delayed fighting

Afraid of outcomeAfraid of outcome High TensionHigh Tension

VS

Cold WarCold War

Technological AdvancesTechnological Advances ComputersComputers BombBomb AirplaneAirplane Ballistic MissilesBallistic Missiles

Makes Man into MachineMakes Man into Machine

McCarthyMcCarthy

American Politician American Politician Republican SenatorRepublican Senator

Criticized politicians with weak standpointsCriticized politicians with weak standpoints Questioning McCarthy was irrationalQuestioning McCarthy was irrational Interrogated U.S. army in 1954Interrogated U.S. army in 1954

Started to lose popularityStarted to lose popularity Published false campaign literaturePublished false campaign literature Fed tips and hints by FBI agentFed tips and hints by FBI agent

McCarthyismMcCarthyism

Introduced on February 9, 1950Introduced on February 9, 1950 Wheeling, WVWheeling, WV

Members of higher government were a part of the Members of higher government were a part of the communist partycommunist party

Became chairman of Government Committee on Became chairman of Government Committee on Operations of the SenateOperations of the Senate

Criticized politicians who had a weak standpointCriticized politicians who had a weak standpoint Continued for the duration of the warContinued for the duration of the war Witch- Hunt caused many liberals to leaveWitch- Hunt caused many liberals to leave

Red ScareRed Scare One of most politically repressive periodsOne of most politically repressive periods Limited Freedoms: expression, political Limited Freedoms: expression, political

activism, and press activism, and press Fueled by right-wing charges of communismFueled by right-wing charges of communism

Communist accusationsCommunist accusations Government officials, political figures, teachers, and Government officials, political figures, teachers, and

writerswriters Better society with freedom, justice, and dignified Better society with freedom, justice, and dignified

workwork

Red Scare (continued)Red Scare (continued) Left-wing views showed communism, good of Left-wing views showed communism, good of

the peoplethe people Communist agents permeated social Communist agents permeated social

institutionsinstitutions Governments, educational systems, entertainment Governments, educational systems, entertainment

industryindustry House Committee on Un-American Activities House Committee on Un-American Activities

made charges made charges

Red Scare (continued)Red Scare (continued)

1951, government convicts Julius and Ethel 1951, government convicts Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionageRosenberg for espionage

Claiming they had delivered atomic bomb Claiming they had delivered atomic bomb secretssecrets

1953, executed even after international protest1953, executed even after international protest

Relationships of McCarthyism to Relationships of McCarthyism to Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451

““How many of you are there?”How many of you are there?”

“ “Thousands on the road, the abandoned rail-Thousands on the road, the abandoned rail-tracks, tonight, bums on the outside, libraries tracks, tonight, bums on the outside, libraries inside. It wasn’t planned, at first” (153).inside. It wasn’t planned, at first” (153).

Bradbury relates to results of McCarthyismBradbury relates to results of McCarthyism Many liberals left American politics Many liberals left American politics Like the intellectuals in the novel Like the intellectuals in the novel

Relationships of the Red Scare to Relationships of the Red Scare to Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451

““Mr. Montag, you are looking at a coward. I Mr. Montag, you are looking at a coward. I saw the way things were going, a long time saw the way things were going, a long time back. I said nothing. I’m one of the innocents back. I said nothing. I’m one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the ‘guilty,’ but I did not one would listen to the ‘guilty,’ but I did not speak and thus became guilty myself” (84). speak and thus became guilty myself” (84).

People afraid of governmentPeople afraid of government Did not want to show thoughtDid not want to show thought

In case of accusationIn case of accusation

Relationships of the Red Scare to Relationships of the Red Scare to Fahrenheit 451 (continued)Fahrenheit 451 (continued)

““A few crackpots with verses in their heads A few crackpots with verses in their heads can’t touch them, and they know it and we can’t touch them, and they know it and we know it; everyone knows it. So long as the know it; everyone knows it. So long as the vast population doesn’t wander about quoting vast population doesn’t wander about quoting the Magna Carta and the Consitution, it’s all the Magna Carta and the Consitution, it’s all right. The firemen were enough to check that, right. The firemen were enough to check that, now and then. No, the cities don’t bother us” now and then. No, the cities don’t bother us” (156).(156).

Relationships of the Red Scare to Relationships of the Red Scare to Fahrenheit 451 (continued)Fahrenheit 451 (continued)

Radicals kept shutRadicals kept shut No publicized thoughtNo publicized thought

No communismNo communism No change in societyNo change in society

Government does not worryGovernment does not worry

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