Discussion questions for One Nation Underground
1. Throughout the reading the author addresses the many evils that arise when the demand for bomb shelters was rising. Give some of the examples of the conflicts, inequalities, and exploitations described by the author and discuss how these conflicts affected cold war era life as a whole.
2. Describe the Metaphors of war used in the reading: What were the Maginot line and Garrison state metaphors? How did these metaphors differ from public perception of private bomb shelters. How did these metaphors affect the future of the bomb shelter industry?
3. Towards the end of the reading the author gives several pop culture examples based on cold war era experiences. What are some specific examples given? How might these have affected American sentiments within the cold war era? How did these references typically portray bomb shelters and those who owned them? How can these portrayals be compared to the modern day perception of the bomb shelter?
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