Context tht Flashcards
1
Q
Christian New Right tht
A
encouraged a return to ‘traditional values’
Tried to repeal Roe vs. Wade
Recent Alabama abortion ban
2
Q
Nazism (and White Rose group) tht
A
Hitler promised a new Germany focusing on family. Those who did not share his vision were oppressed.
Books considered undesirable were burned by Nazis. Gilead also has severe literature restrictions.
3
Q
Slavery tht
A
Americas colonialist history of owning slaves
4
Q
Berlin wall tht
A
Wall seperating East and West Berlin built by the East in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the west
Attributed to wall that seperated Gilead from nuclear wasteland
5
Q
Three mile island
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Nuclear meltdown that damaged area around them
Three mile island didnt kill immediately, link to nuclear clean up in the colonies
