Objective Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction Std 1193f Stronger weapons Always looking for a way to stay on top 1942 idea of more destructive bomb than Abomb HBomb 67 times more destructive ID: 649399
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Let’s Blow somethin’ up
Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction
Std 11.9.3fSlide2Slide3
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 1953US placed 2584 soldiers in trenches near blast in Arizona after US test, fallout reached New JerseySlide4
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
weaponsAny means necessary to destroy the enemySlide5
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 yearsSlide6
Arms Race
Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured DestructionSlide7
Arms Race
Struggle with USSR to create the best weapons.
One up man’s shipSlide8
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 !!!Slide9
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.Slide10Slide11
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.Slide12Slide13
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)Slide14
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 megatonsSlide15
Other Examples of Russian Manufacturing
The Tsar
tank
The Tsar
Koloko
(Bell) – 444,000 pounds of bronze, 25 feet tall, 18 feet wideSlide16
Other Examples of Russian Manufacturing
Tsar
Puska
Cannon (King of Cannons)
100,000 pounds
15 feet in lengthSlide17
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?Slide18
What is an Atomic Bomb?
I am not really sure – all you need to know is that it has awesome destroying capabilitiesSlide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34
Space Race
The USA and the Soviet Union raced as the world watched to be the first to conquer space.Slide35
1957 Sputnik – first satellite
Score 1 for
Soviets
!Slide36
First man in space
Score: USA – 0
Soviets - 2Slide37
Apollo program
USA spent the 60s trying to catch up to the Soviets.Slide38
Armstrong lands on moon!
What is the purpose of a space program?Slide39
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 emergenciesSlide40Slide41Slide42
A year in the same room as your siblings and parents. Who is ready to give it a try?Slide43