The setting of Red Dawn occurred during the

The setting of Red Dawn occurred during the time of the Cold War and the Red Scare. The Cold War began after the US used nuclear war technology without worrying about the possible outcomes. The US then decided to write up a treaty that would prohibit the use of nuclear warfare, but the Soviets were worried about the intentions of the US and had major trust issues. One of the most prominent themes of the movie was the race for technological power. This is depicted in the movie through the alliance between the Soviet Union, Nicaragua, and Cuba, and their involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Throughout the movie there is always a sense of a “race” occurring for overall power and advancement in nuclear technology.

The Red Scare occurred when people began to believe that a communist form of government would begin to form in the US. This is associated with Mc. Carthyism which was a movement led my John Mc. Carthy to weed out all communist or sympathy communists and put them into jail. This was depicted in the majority of the movie because as the Soviets and the Cubans invaded the US, they were trying to slowly lead the US into a communist nation. This fear of communism is the main reason the high school teens ran into the forest in order to protect and build their own defenses. During the movie, one of their own turns them in, furthermore intensifying the trust issues that were present at the time.

The story line of War Games focuses on a nuclear power struggle between the United States and Russia which begins a countdown to World War 3.