The Making of The Day After, Screening, and Controversy (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Nuclear Freeze Movement
Nuclear Freeze Movement
Largest US grassroots campaign to halt nuclear arms race
12 June 1982 NYC march
12 June 1982 NYC march
1 million marched - largest US political rally in history
Jonathan Schell's 1982 book title
Jonathan Schell's 1982 book title
The Fate of the Earth
The Day After film creator
The Day After film creator
Brandon Stoddard (ABC motion picture division president)
The Day After filming location
The Day After filming location
Lawrence, Kansas (US geographic centre)
The Day After director
The Day After director
Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan director)
The Day After screening date
The Day After screening date
20 November 1983
The Day After total viewers
The Day After total viewers
100 million - most watched made-for-TV movie at that time
Scientist who introduced 'nuclear winter' to US
Scientist who introduced 'nuclear winter' to US
Carl Sagan (on post-film Viewpoint panel)
Nuclear winter definition
Nuclear winter definition
Nuclear war soot blocks sun, causes sub-freezing temps globally