The History Of Duck And Cover - 1230 Words

â€Å"The History Of Duck and Cover† Trang Nguyen, Yugo, Yunlong Wang, Michael Lin, Parker, Jason Pan, Dominic Nguyen Dr. Freedman US. History 3rd Nov 2015 As the World War II ended in 1945, the Cold War started to approach slowly . The United State of America faced another challenge, after the Soviet Union successfully detonated its first atomic bomb, which was called â€Å" First Lightning† in 1949. This had brought American’s lives on the edge of extreme fear as USSR planed on the next ulterior move. The US governments did not know the other effects of nuclear weapon could have on people, beside its destructive power that was previously witnessed in two of Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1951,the new Federal Civil†¦show more content†¦However, USSR was on the way, making the plan between Western countries and the United States impossible to achieve. The tension started building up. The second reason that could be understood as a major fire that started the Cold War was the Soviet Union’s success in activating its first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan. An along test was then shortly made by the Soviet physicists, in order to measure the effect of atomic bomb’s blast. Many buildings were constructed around testing area to serve for that purpose. Experiment animals were also being used to test the level of radiation and the hidden consequences which would eventually affected human. The United States immediately felt threatened, as its spy plane recorded the trace of explosion on September 3rd . Later on, they found out that a German physicist named Klaus Fuchs, had betrayed America and given USSR the blueprint of the â€Å"Fat Man†, while working at U.S Main Headquarter of Atomic Development. He was arrested and went on trials. The government soon fast forward a plan to reassure safety for citizens . In 1951, President Harry S. Truman introduced the country to a new Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA), just right after the Korea’s War outburst. This organization’s intention was to ease the public’s nervousness and reassured safety, if people followed their simple procedures during any atomic bomb attacks. Millions of survival templet were given to citizens, highlighted with