The first thing thing I'm going to do is take a look at the Korean war which took place around 1950 - 53. As well as maybe taking a look at the cold war, with the communist witch hunt in america.
Information on the Korean war
http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war
The Red Scare
A Propaganda War
Embedded in the propaganda of the time was the idea that the nuclear family was what made Americans superior to the Communists. American propaganda showed the horrors of Communism in the lives of Russian women. They were shown dressed in gunnysacks, as they toiled in drab factories while their children were placed in cold, anonymous day care centers. In contrast to the "evils" of Communism, an image was promoted of American women, with their feminine hairdos and delicate dresses, tending to the hearth and home as they enjoyed the fruits of capitalism, democracy, and freedom.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/p_mrs.html
As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. (Communists were often referred to as "Reds" for their allegiance to the red Soviet flag.) The Red Scare led to a range of actions that had a profound and enduring effect on U.S. government and society. Federal employees were analyzed to determine whether they were sufficiently loyal to the government, and the House Un-American Activities Committee, as well as U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, investigated allegations of subversive elements in the government and the Hollywood film industry. The climate of fear and repression linked to the Red Scare finally began to ease by the late 1950s.
http://www.history.com/topics/red-scare
Scans of pages and photo's taken from Two war book from My home
These images are taken from the book
"WAR Armed Conflicts of the 20th Century Outside the Two World Wars"
Author Christopher Chant WHSMITH Exclusive Books
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