Let’s Blow somethin ’ up

1. Let’s Blow somethin’ up Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction Std 11.9.3f

3. 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 1953 • US placed 2584 soldiers in trenches near blast in Arizona after US test, fallout reached New Jersey

4. 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 weapons • Any means necessary to destroy the enemy

5. 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 years

6. Arms Race Objective: Analyze the reasons for Mutually assured Destruction

7. Arms Race • Struggle with USSR to create the best weapons. • One up man’s ship

8. 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 !!!

9. 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.

11. 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.

13. 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)

14. 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 megatons

15. Other Examples of Russian Manufacturing • The Tsar tank • The Tsar Koloko (Bell) – 444,000 pounds of bronze, 25 feet tall, 18 feet wide

16. Other Examples of Russian Manufacturing • Tsar Puska Cannon (King of Cannons) • 100,000 pounds • 15 feet in length

17. 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?

18. What is an Atomic Bomb? • I am not really sure – all you need to know is that it has awesome destroying capabilities

34. The USA and the Soviet Union raced as the world watched to be the first to conquer space. Space Race

35. 1957 Sputnik – first satellite Score 1 for Soviets!

36. First man in space • Score: USA – 0 • Soviets - 2

37. Apollo program • USA spent the 60s trying to catch up to the Soviets.

38. Armstrong lands on moon! • What is the purpose of a space program?

39. 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 emergencies

42. A year in the same room as your siblings and parents. Who is ready to give it a try?