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Fallout Shelters

Fallout Shelters. Day 17 By: Joe Student. Importance. We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter.  God is our eternal fallout shelter.  ~Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love , 1963.

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Fallout Shelters

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  1. Fallout Shelters Day 17 By: Joe Student

  2. Importance We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter.  God is our eternal fallout shelter.  ~Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963 • A Fallout Shelter is a structure designed to allow those inside to survive a nuclear blast as well as radioactive fallout • They were constructed during the 1950s after President Truman informed Americans that the Soviets had exploded an atomic bomb

  3. 3 Main Points • Fallout Shelters • Federal Civil Defense Administration • Popular Culture

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  5. Point 1 Fallout Shelters • Constructed out of concrete and steel and sunk in the earth for added protection • Included: • canned food • bottled water • medical supplies • Radio • Geiger counter: indicated radiation intensity with clicks- • chemical toilet • Fallout shelters were portrayed as a realistic protection if worst should come to worst.

  6. Point 2 Federal Civil Defense Administration • A government agency created in 1951 in response to the heightened public anxiety • Designed to increase both Americans’ optimism and their chances for survival in the event of nuclear attack • Developed evacuation plans for people living near probable nuclear targets. • Advised communities and schools conduct air-raid drills. • The slogan “Duck and Cover” was taught to children in order to keep safe in the event of an attack.

  7. Point 3 Popular Culture • Popular culture of the late 1950’s and 1960’s contributed to public concern about nuclear war; therefore, it increased interest in fallout shelters • A best selling novel during this time featured a portrayal of the nuclear destruction of both Moscow and New York.

  8. Conclusion • They were designed to allow those inside to survive a nuclear blast and its likely aftermath • Soviet Atomic Bomb introduced the world to the possible nuclear was between the two superpowers • Fallout shelters were portrayed as a realistic protection • Federal Civil Defense Administration was created during 1951 as part of Truman’s response to the heightened public anxiety • Popular culture of the late 1950’s and 1960’s contributed to public concern about nuclear war; therefore, it increased interest in fallout shelters

  9. Course Theme • Change and Innovation • Power, Authority, and Leadership

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