Your name___________________________________________________ class period_______________________ The Atomic Caf Movie Questions Part ONE Part ONE Directions movie

ie questions: answer the following questions while you watch the film Atomic Caf. Answers do NOT need to be in complete sentences unless otherwise directed. 1. What was the name of the first atomic bomb test shown at the beginning of the film? 2. How many shockwaves did the bomb blast hit the plane with? 3. What is the only thing that will stop America from bombing Japan, according to Truman? 4. Why did they choose cities that had not been bombed yet? 5. Were the inhabitants of Bikini Island happy to have to evacuate? 6. What happens to the editor in Wisconsin if the Soviets take over? 7. What happened in August 1949? 8. Why is this kid wearing a giant oven mitt? 9. What did Truman say we were fighting in Korea for? 10. What does the navy guy tell the female speaker in the U.S. Army training film? 11. What was different about Ethel Rosenbergs death compared to that of her husband? 12. Who is the man of the hour according to the song? 13. When did the Russians explode a hydrogen bomb? 14. What scares the lady at the bar? 15. What are the three things to think about? 16. Which is the least important? 17. What does the white badge do? 18. Why are these morons marching into the atomic blast? Do they not know what is going to happen to them? 19. What does the fat guy slip on in the shower? 20. What do you do when an atomic bomb explodes if you are going to a cub scout meeting? 21. How long will the family of four wait after the explosion to get our and look around? 22. What does the dad tell his family to do after the blast?

Part TWO Directions Personal Reflection Directions: answer the following in full, academic paragraphs. Answers must be school appropriate and must show knowledge of nuclear weapon development and its impact on American life. 1. 2. 3. When Americans discover that the Soviet Union also has nuclear technology, it causes mass panic and hysteria in the United States. Why? Do YOU think this fear and hysteria is valid? What role did the media, especially the television, play in keeping Americans afraid? What was your favorite scene/clip/commercial/etc. in the film? WHY? (be school appropriate)

Part TWO Directions Personal Reflection Directions: answer the following in full, academic paragraphs. Answers must be school appropriate and must show knowledge of nuclear weapon development and its impact on American life. 1. 2. 3. When Americans discover that the Soviet Union also has nuclear technology, it causes mass panic and hysteria in the United States. Why? Do YOU think this fear and hysteria is valid? What role did the media, especially the television, play in keeping Americans afraid? What was your favorite scene/clip/commercial/etc. in the film? WHY? (be school appropriate)

Part TWO Directions Personal Reflection Directions: answer the following in full, academic paragraphs. Answers must be school appropriate and must show knowledge of nuclear weapon development and its impact on American life. 1. 2. 3. When Americans discover that the Soviet Union also has nuclear technology, it causes mass panic and hysteria in the United States. Why? Do YOU think this fear and hysteria is valid? What role did the media, especially the television, play in keeping Americans afraid? What was your favorite scene/clip/commercial/etc. in the film? WHY? (be school appropriate)

Part TWO Directions Personal Reflection Directions: answer the following in full, academic paragraphs. Answers must be school appropriate and must show knowledge of nuclear weapon development and its impact on American life. 1. 2. 3. When Americans discover that the Soviet Union also has nuclear technology, it causes mass panic and hysteria in the United States. Why? Do YOU think this fear and hysteria is valid? What role did the media, especially the television, play in keeping Americans afraid? What was your favorite scene/clip/commercial/etc. in the film? WHY? (be school appropriate)