The Post World War II Years After WWII

The Post World War II Years

After WWII n n n Soldiers come home and want to forget about the war – get married have babies! Baby Boom. Leave it to Beaver No more depression, no more rationing – buy stuff! Move out of the city – suburbs. Huge consumption – credit cards. Ray Kroc – Franchises start. Franchise assignment.

Cold War n n n 1949 Soviet Union detonates nuclear bomb. “Joe 1” Klaus Fuchs provides the information. U. S. begins to prepare for possible attack. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: Fat_man. jpg http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: RDS-1. jpg

Sputnik n n n Oct. 1954 Space Age begins, Soviets launch Sputnik transmits a beeping noise. Nov. launch Sputnik 2. Dec. U. S. launches Vanguard – crashes. U. S. humiliated and terrified. Bomb Shelters pg 758759 assignment. http: //nssdc. gsfc. nasa. gov/planetary/image/sputnik_asm. jpg

Cold War n n 1961 Tsar Bomba!! Detonated at 4, 000 ft. fire ball hits the ground all the way up to 10, 000 ft. Shock wave circles the Earth 3 times. 6, 000 times more powerful than “Little Boy” http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: Comparative_nuclear_fireball_sizes. svg

Tsar Bomba!! http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: Tsarbomb. jpg

Cold War Nuclear air raid drills were part of everyday life for schoolchildren in the late 1940 s and early '50 s. Children were taught to "duck and cover" under their desks and were herded into school basements for periodic air raid drills. Bert the turtle, duck and cover video! Login: 2. 26. 12 Password: booking

Cold War This diagram published in The Detroit News in 1952 showed how an air raid warning system set up by Michigan Bell Telephone would work. When an unidentified plane is spotted the information would be rushed to the Grand Rapids Filter Center, which would relay the message to police posts. Police would then send out the alarm to various industries and public agencies via a flashing light on Michigan Bell switchboards.

Cold War High school students man the Ground Observation Corps Filter Center in Grand Rapids, which was charged with warning the state of impending nuclear raids.

Cold War This chart purported to show the various levels of radioactivity that could be expected following a widespread nuclear attack.

Cold War This chart published in The Detroit News April 17, 1951, shows the hypothetical effects of a hypothetical nuclear attack on Detroit. (This story was compiled using clip and photo files of the Detroit News. ) http: //info. detnews. com/history/index. cfm? id=48&category=life

Cold War If the Bomb Falls: A Recorded Guide to Survival [ 1961, TOPS Records ] Released shortly after JFK's Civil Defense appeal to America in the pages of LIFE magazine, this chilling spoken word LP was issued complete with a bonus insert manual on how to construct a "Family Fallout Shelter. " Audio Clips Fallout Shelter Song http: //conelrad. com/media/atomicmusic/sh_boom. php? platter=3

Cold War Atomic Bomb Ring from Kix Cereal. Fallout shelter board game.

Cold War Items n n n n “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss “If the Bomb Falls” survival guide (record) “Duck and Cover” Bert the Turtle (cartoon) “Fallout Shelter” by Bobby Braddock (song) Other – Grand Rapids Observation, Nuclear fall out map, Kix cereal, Board Game, etc. After reviewing all these items which ones are the most striking to you? Which item or items most amaze you about peoples fears during the 1950’s and 1960’s. “What’s in my” bomb shelter?

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