The Cold War

By: Mikayla Wallace, Meghan Vence, Sierra Bush, Caleb Sturgeon, and Jessica Hartzell

Dates and background info

The Cold War began on September 2, 1945 according to the U.S Federal Law, and ended December 26, 1991.

May 1, 2003 is the cold war victory day.

Dates and background info.

1. During the Cold War, USSR(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) thought that the heavily trafficked building in the center courtyard of the Pentagon was a top-secret meeting room and pointed nukes at it. It was a hot dog stand

2. The US Air Force developed a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon as a display of military might at the height of the Cold War. The mathematical modeling for the explosion was done by Carl Sagan.

3. During the Cold War, America used bears to test their ejector seats in supersonic jets.

Magazine Cover

This cartoon represents our enemy, the USSR, in the Cold War. The faces shown on the TV are the leaders of the nation during the early time period of the cold war.

● Bomb shelters were used to protect people from nuclear blasts and high radiation levels.

● They were made of steel, concrete and often lead to keep radiation out.

● Canned food, water, emergency oxygen tanks and beds were common in most shelters.

Bomb Shelters in the 1950’s

Nike surface-to-air missiles were designed

to shoot nuclear warheads out of the sky.

Schools taught children safety procedures

to protect themselves if an attack would

ever occur.

Video

In this video we learn about one of the biggest events that affected the United States during the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis is usually what people think of when they think of the Cold War.

Works CitedCuban Missile Crisis in 5 Minutes. Dir. John D Ruddy. Youtube.com, 2014. Film.

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"Missile Base Designed to Shoot down Soviet Nuclear Warheads in Cuban Missile Crisis Goes on Sale for $500,000 as an 'off-grid' Family Home." DailyMail.com. 27 June 2014. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.

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