1950 Federal Civil Defense Administration Established Started by Harry S. Truman on December 1st 1950 the FCDA or Federal Civil Defense Administration was a very important organization that helped the government reach out to the people. The type of information that they released were important news about communism and warnings on attacks and current wars going on. This organization was eventually merged into FEMA or Federal Emergency Management Agency and lated renamed the well known Homeland Security.
Details to the steps the government took to create the FCDA here.
Nuclear Bombing The FCDA was created in response to the nuclear explosion test of the Soviet Union. The FCDA was especially important during the Cuban Missile Crisis and helped create enough nuclear bunkers that could possible protect 60 million americans.
Citations:
"FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ACT." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 7.2 (1951): 59-62. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. <http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=21318737&site=ehost-live>.
Started by Harry S. Truman on December 1st 1950 the FCDA or Federal Civil Defense Administration was a very important organization that helped the government reach out to the people. The type of information that they released were important news about communism and warnings on attacks and current wars going on. This organization was eventually merged into FEMA or Federal Emergency Management Agency and lated renamed the well known Homeland Security.
Details to the steps the government took to create the FCDA here.
Nuclear Bombing
The FCDA was created in response to the nuclear explosion test of the Soviet Union. The FCDA was especially important during the Cuban Missile Crisis and helped create enough nuclear bunkers that could possible protect 60 million americans.
Citations:
"FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ACT." Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 7.2 (1951): 59-62. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. <http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=21318737&site=ehost-live>.