The Nature of the Cold War during the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations In the 1950’s the fear of the cold war was felt in every home throughout America. Genuine fear was the feeling of the public. This fear was partially due to the government’s way of informing the public of the threat of a cold war. Many key people in Washington played roles in informing the public of the cold war, but Senator Joseph …showed first 75 words of 608 total…

…showed last 75 words of 608 total…communist victories and American defeats in the cold war. This gave Americans the feeling that full-fledged war would break out soon and America would fall to communist rule. McCarthy’s statements were made without any formal proof. In fact, he had no proof at all. McCarthy was used as a public relations tool to instill fear into the public. In my opinion McCarthy was a traitor for making false statements and deceiving the American public.