Name: William Hernandez

Class:2nd
Cold War Web Exercise
Causes:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes%20of%20the%20cold%20war.htm

List the 10 causes from the website above.

I.

American fear of communist attack

II.

Trumans dislike of Stalin

III.

USSRs fear of the American's atomic bomb

IV.

USSRs dislike of capitalism

V.

USSRs actions in the Soviet zone of Germany

VI.

Americas refusal to share nuclear secrets

VII.

USSRs expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election

promises

VIII.

USSRs fear of American attack

IX.

USSRs need for a secure western border

X.

USSRs aim of spreading world communism

WHY do you think this cause was most responsible for the Cold War?
I.

Because they all wanted power over other but wouldnt let them self,
taking action to.

ALLIANCES: Warsaw Pact vs. NATO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

List the members of the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Satellite Nations):

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.

Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Soviet Union
Albania

List the members of NATO:

I.
Albania
II.
Belgium
III.
Bulgaria
IV.
Spain
V.
Croatia
VI.
Czech Republic
VII.
Denmark
VIII.
Estonia
IX.
France
X.
Germany
XI.
Iceland
XII.
Portugal
XIII. Romania
XIV.
Turkey
XV.
Luxembourg
XVI.
USA
XVII.
Canada
COLD WAR PROPAGANDA
http://jackiewhiting.net/Collab/ColdWar/Propaganda/Propaganda.htm
USA: Choose one of the propaganda posters shown (in color).
Title: DUCK AND COVER
Description: A turtle inside of its shell(some protection)
Emotion it is selling: Something that will protect you
Open the movie Duck & Cover. Use the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=BFT8hLjHtuE
What is this describing? That your alliances would have to take your back or back
you up.
Why is it a ridiculous idea (i.e. what is wrong with the idea of Duck & Cover)

The threat and fear of nuclear war was present throughout the entire Cold
War era. Many people did not question if there would be nuclear war, but
when. The next sections will help you understand the destructive nature
of nuclear weapons.
GROUND ZERO SIMULATOR
http://www.carloslabs.com/node/16
Type in 77036 in the Ground Zero Google Map box. On the drop down menu, click on
each in order & describe the damage to Sharpstown International School, Houston,
& the USA. Then click NUKE IT.
Note: The blast radius thermal damage will be shown. In the darkest area,
you would most likely not survive the blast. In the lightest color, perhaps
you might survive the blast.
1. Little Boy 15kt= It took half Chinatown and half of Bellaire.
2. Fat Man 21kt= A bigger range was created like from Harwin Dr. to close of
Bissonnet St.
3. Joe 4400kt= It did more damage like from Westside to SouthWest Houston.
4. MK28 1.4mt= The range went a lot bigger like from Memorial to Central
Southwest.
5. Tzar Bomba 50mt= It killed people from Baytown to Brookshire homes.
6. B61 340kt= From Bellaire to district of Alief and some of Westside parts.
7. DF-31 140kt= The major impact was from Chinatown to Highway 69 or interstate
59.
8. Asteroid Impact= Taking all of North and Central America an some part of South
America and some of Greenland.
NUCLEAR BLAST DAMAGE
American Experience . Race for the Superbomb . Nuclear Blast Mapper | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/blastmap.html
1. Open up the 1 Megaton Surface Blast.
a. Radius Destruction Circle= 1.7 miles of destruction of circle
b. Pounds per inch= 12 pounds per square inch.
c. 80 times more powerful than Hiroshima.

2. Open the 1 Megaton Fallout.

a. What is the limit in miles where the radioactive fallout would kill a person?
- From 30 to 250 miles
b. How long would it take for a person 90 miles from the blast to die from fallout?
- two to fourteen days
c. How many years would it take for the land to be considered safe?
- It would take two to three years to be considered safe again.

PANIC QUIZ
American Experience . Race for the Superbomb . Panic Quiz | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/panicquiz.html
Your score?_____92
AVOIDING ARMEGGEDON Game
http://www.pbs.org/avoidingarmageddon/getInvolved/involved_01.html
Launch the Global Security Simulator & click on the far left Red Nuclear Symbol. Go
through the simulator.
Your Results to:
1. USA= it was elevated, high, elevated
2. Earth=guarded