Name: ___Tracy Yang_________

Class: __3rd
Cold War Web Exercise
Causes:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes%20of%20the%20cold%20war.htm

List the 10 causes from the website above.

1. American fear of communist attack
2. Trumans dislike of Stalin
3. USSRs fear of the American's atomic bomb
4. USSRs dislike of capitalism
5. USSRs actions in the Soviet zone of Germany
6. Americas refusal to share nuclear secrets
7. USSRs expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises
8. USSRs fear of American attack
9. USSRs need for a secure western border
10. USSRs aim of spreading world communism
*Circle the one you feel was most responsible for the Cold War.
10. USSRs aim of spreading world communism
WHY do you think this cause was most responsible for the Cold War?
Government, like religion, can be really dangerous, the act of USSR spread communism is
threatening the US government and other countries government system.
ALLIANCES: Warsaw Pact vs. NATO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
List the members of the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Satellite Nations):
1. Soviet Union
2. Albania
3. Poland
4. Romania
5. Hungary
6. East Germany
7. Czechoslovakia
8. Bulgaria

List the members of NATO:

1. Belgium
2. Spain
3. Denmark
4. France
5. Iceland
6. Italy
7. Luxembourg
8. Netherlands
9. Norway
10. Portugal
11. United Kingdom
12. Greece
13. Turkey
14. Federal Republic of Germany
15. Czech Republic
16. USA
17. Canada
COLD WAR PROPAGANDA
http://jackiewhiting.net/Collab/ColdWar/Propaganda/Propaganda.htm
USA: Choose one of the propaganda posters shown (in color).
Title: Sign of protection
Description: Put your community in action by moving food, water, and medicines into shelters
Emotion it is selling: Fear and eager for preparation
Open the movie Duck & Cover. Use the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFT8hLjHtuE

What is this describing?

Its teaching kids and citizens what to do when the atomic bomb blow off at any kind of situation.
Why is it a ridiculous idea (i.e. what is wrong with the idea of Duck & Cover)
Its a ridiculous idea because the idea of Duck and Cover wont protect a person form the harm of
atomic bomb.
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= the whole school will be entirely burned and damage, Westpark Tollway, Highway 69
will be slightly damage.
2. Fat Man 21kt= the whole school will be entirely burned and damage, part of Westpark Tollway, Sam
Houston PKWY, and Highway 69 will be damage.
3. Joe 4400kt= Entire Sharptown area will be destroy, while Alief, Westside and The Villages be slightly
damage
4. MK28 1.4mt= Entire Sharpstown and surrounding areas are destroyed, but downtown Houston do not
effect.
5. Tzar Bomba 50mt= Entire Houston area will be affect, while Sugar Land and Bellaire be heavily
damaged
6. B61 340kt= Entire Sharpstown area will be destroyed, while The Villages and Bellaire be slightly
damaged.
7. DF-31 140kt= Part of Sharpstown area will be destroyed, while Bellaire and Piney Point Village be not
effected.
8. Asteroid Impact= Entire Texas and other surrounding state will be destroyed and affect the whole
United States including Canada.
NUCLEAR BLAST DAMAGE

American Experience. Race for the Super bomb. 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
b. Pounds per inch= 12 Pounds
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?
The limit miles is 90 miles, when death can occurs from two to fourteen days.
b. How long would it take for a person 90 miles from the blast to die from fallout?
Death occurs from two to fourteen days.
c. How many years would it take for the land to be considered safe?
Two to three years will need to pass before radioactivity level drop to considered safe.

PANIC QUIZ
American Experience. Race for the Super bomb. Panic Quiz | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/panicquiz.html
Your score? ____The Page said Forbidden after I spend 20 min finish the test______
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= Low
2. Earth= High