STS_Exam 1_Historical Perspectives and Antecedents

Influx of atomic age, People realized that advances in S&T [invention of nuclear bomb] can lead to human extinction, From individual or even group killing

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Time period of World War II

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There is animosity among countries, but there is no actual war; The Western bloc, led by the US, Great Britain, France, West Germany; The Communist Bloc led by USSR, East Germany, Czech Republic, China

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Time period if cold war

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When was the Cuban Missile Crisis

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War referred to Vietnam War; Use of chemicals in war led to widespread diseases and environmental degradation

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Government agencies were established to control the effects of technology; Awareness fueled discussions to develop S&T that will conserve resources and preserve the environment

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In the academe, programs were developed to study social relations of S&T

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1970s. Concern over S&T’s role in society intensified due to controversial S&T developments; Nuclear accidents, development of computers, genetic engineering, human reproduction, life prolongation

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