Cold War Expands- Bomb Shelters/Fallout Shelters

Bomb Shelters/Fallout Shelters• A way in which the

people could protect themselves– FCDA or Office of Civil

Defense– Radiation– Limit casualties

• Materials used– Bricks and concrete– Sand and other dense

materials

• Feared the idea of nuclear warfare

Shelters continue

• Shelters were built to keep out the Gamma- Rays

• Built under ground, in basement

• Shelters not well constructed– Bad air ventilation– Waste disposal

Shelter Material• Materials needed– Canned Food/Bottled

Water

– Batteries/Battery powered radios

– First Aid Kits

– Normal life items• Activities• Clothes• Cleaning supplies

– Sleeping Bags/Cots

– Fuel Tank

– Heat system

– Communication devices

– Lanterns

Bomb Shelters/Fallout Shelters

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsw9eC6MSkg

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Zgyp4HgNU

Bomb Shelters Today

• Typically made underground or by steel

• Built to protect from – Natural disasters– World coming to an end– Technology disasters

Now you have seen a Fallout/Bomb Shelter

• Your task is to create a Bomb shelter– Decide what you bring into the bomb shelter• Now that we have so many modern conveniences what

would you decide to bring• Why would you bring these items?

• What materials would you make your shelter out of and why?– Usually in modern day shelters are not made of concrete