Scarpino, Philip V.Herczeg-Konecny, JessicaLabode, ModupeBarrows, Robert G. (Robert Graham), 1946-2014-02-252014-02-252013https://hdl.handle.net/1805/4033http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/178Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)During the early Cold War, 1949 through 1963, the federal government, through such agencies as the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) (1950-1957), the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) (1958-1960), and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) (1961-1963), regarded children and young adults as essential to American civil defense. Youth-oriented, voluntary organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), assisted the federal civil defense programs by promoting civil defense messages and agendas. In this thesis, I will explore how the GSUSA and BSA translated federal civil defense policies for their Scouts. What were the civil defense messages transmitted to Scouts during the early Cold War? How were those messages disseminated? Why? What was the social impact of BSA and GSUSA involvement with civil defense on America’s evolving national ideals?en-USCold WarGirl Scouts of the United States of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaHistory of ChildhoodCivil DefenseCold WarCold War -- Public opinionBoy Scouts of AmericaGirl Scouts of the United States of AmericaAmerican girlBoys' lifeCivil defense -- United States -- Public opinionUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989United States. Office of Civil DefenseUnited States. Office of Civil and Defense MobilizationUnited States. Federal Civil Defense AdministrationUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 -- Citizen participationPublic-private sector cooperation -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1945-Baby boom generation -- United StatesNational characteristics, American -- Political aspects -- 20th centuryCivil society -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryRhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryThesis