let’s blow somethin ’ up
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Let’s Blow somethin ’ up. Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction Std 11.9.3f. Stronger weapons. Always looking for a way to stay on top 1942 idea of more destructive bomb than A-bomb H-Bomb 67 times more destructive 1 st bomb used Nov 1 1952 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Let’s Blow somethin’ upObjective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction
Std 11.9.3f
Stronger weapons Always looking for a way
to stay on top 1942 idea of more
destructive bomb than A-bomb
H-Bomb 67 times more destructive 1st bomb used Nov 1 1952
Russians tested on Aug 1953
US placed 2584 soldiers in trenches near blast in Arizona after US test, fallout reached New Jersey
Brinkmanship Sec. of State John Foster
Dulles came up with the idea of Brinkmanship Dulles had moral crusade
against Communism Prevent Communism by
using US full force against aggressing nations
Including Nuclear weapons
Any means necessary to destroy the enemy
Edge of War Use nuclear weapons
without thinking twice Reduce Army and
Navy and build Air Force
Students practice duck and cover drills
Families build bomb shelters in their backyards
Constant in American life for next 30 years
Arms RaceObjective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction
Arms Race
Struggle with USSR to create the best weapons. One up man’s ship
1949 – Russia gets the bomb!!!
1949 – The Communists take over China – oh no !!! Commies make up more than a billion people and % 10 of the land in the world !!!
In response to the Soviets getting the bomb, Truman authorized the creation of the Thermonuclear (Hydrogen) Bomb. This bomb is significantly more powerful than the ones used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Russians exploded theirs a year after the U.S.
Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. competed to have the biggest, baddest, arms(weapons) in the World. This became known as the arms race.
The Tsar Bomba The largest bomb ever
dropped was by the Soviets in 1961
It was used as a warning to the U.S.
It was dropped at 10,000 feet and detonated at 4,000 feet
The bomb was dropped out of a Russian bomber and a parachute was attached, allowing the pilot to get at least 25 miles away from the blast
The Tsar Bomba (54,000 pounds)
The Arms Race The Tsar Bomba got its
name after the Russian practice of building really large things for display
The bomb was made to detonate with a 100 megaton blast, but at the last minute the Russians configured the bomb to blow up at 50 megatons (50 million sticks of dynamite)
The blast was seen from 500 miles away, could have cause third degree burns from 50 miles away, windows were broken in Finland hundreds of miles away
By comparison, the largest bomb the U.S. ever exploded was 15 megatons
Other Examples of Russian
Manufacturing The Tsar tank The Tsar Koloko
(Bell) – 444,000 pounds of bronze, 25 feet tall, 18 feet wide
Other Examples of Russian
Manufacturing Tsar Puska Cannon
(King of Cannons) 100,000 pounds 15 feet in length
Nuclear Weapons Testing July, 1946, the U.S.
invited the world to see how powerful our country was
The Bikini Islands in the Pacific was used as a nuclear weapon testing ground from 1946-1958
How do you think the Soviets will view this event?
What is an Atomic Bomb? I am not really sure
– all you need to know is that it has awesome destroying capabilities
Space Race The USA and the Soviet Union raced as the world
watched to be the first to conquer space.
1957 Sputnik – first satellite
Score 1 for Soviets!
First man in space
Score: USA – 0
Soviets - 2
Apollo program
USA spent the 60s trying to catch up to the Soviets.
Armstrong lands on moon!
What is the purpose of a space program?
• Americans are a hardy bunch• For only $150-200 you could purchase a bomb shelter• The idea was to stay in the shelter while the world was radioactive• Food, water, books, and magazines were stored in the shelter for emergencies
A year in the same room as your siblings and parents. Who is ready to give it a try?