H-Bomb

Fallout Shelters in the 1950’s

Duck and

cover

Works Cited

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The H-Bomb

• Truman supported the development building the h-bomb

• Developed from the atomic bomb

• Detonated on Nov. 1, 1952• The soviets had a stronger

nuclear bomb

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H-Bomb cont.

• 90 seconds reached 57,000 feet– 1 minute reached 108,000 feet– Half hour stretched 60 miles

• Nov. 22, 1955– Soviets detonated their first

hydrogen bomb• Made the world scared of a

thermonuclear war

Fallout Shelters

• Avoid exposure to harmful nuclear bombs

• Afraid of a nuclear war between the Soviets

• Usually made out of concrete• Federal government

recommended fallout shelter in a basement or buried in backyard– Fallout shelter in your basement was

the least expensive

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In a Fallout Shelter

• Canned water and food• Blankets and cots• Battery radio and lights• Heating system, chemical

toilet and wastes holding tanks

• First aid kit, reading supplies cleaning supplies, ….

Duck and Cover

• You had to duck under something and cover you head

• Protect you from the atomic bomb

• Taught in schools and in films– Bert the turtle

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Duck and Cover cont.

• Truman’s slogan– “education is our first line

of defense”• Schools even gave students ID

dog tags– So if in an attack the

bodies can be identified• The school will also do drills in

class

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Work Cited• "This Day in History 1950: Truman announces development of H-

bomb." The History Channel - Home Page. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=4725>.

• "Fallout Shelters." United States History. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3706.html>.

• "CONELRAD: DUCK AND COVER | The Citizen Kane of Civil Defense - Part I." CONELRAD: All Things Atomic | The Golden Age of Homeland Security. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. <http://www.conelrad.com/duckandcover/cover.php?turtle=01>.