Duck and Cover, Mutually Assured Destruction, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Duck and Cover Watch the video about how people back during the Cold War practiced protecting themselves against nuclear bombs! #1 Do you think "duck and cover" would help you if a nuclear weapon exploded? Why or why not? Please write one (1) complete sentence to answer the question. Duck and Cover Part II Watch the examples that they gave to people about how to survive an atomic bomb! #2 Which example of "Duck and Cover" would have protected people against an atomic bomb? Hiding in the alley Hiding on the bridge Hiding on the bus Hiding under the newspaper Hiding under the tractor NONE OF THESE Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.) Please watch the video about Mutually Assured Destruction, also known as M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction Political Cartoon (answer questions #3, #4, and #5) #3 Write down the things you can see in the cartoon.#4 Write down the things you can read in the cartoon. Please fill out the table to answer questions #3 and #4. #3 Things you can see: #4 Things you can read: #5 Now put it all together. What is the cartoon saying? Why does each side not want to use the big bombs? Please write at least one (1) complete sentence to answer the question. Cuban Missile Crisis Please watch the video and then look at the political cartoons. Cuban Missile Crisis Part I (answer question #6) #6 The person on the left is Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union. The person on the right is John Kennedy, the president of the United States. What does this cartoon symbolize? Please write your answer in one (1) complete sentence. End of the Cuban Missile Crisis (answer questions #7, #8, and #9) #7 What objects can you see in the political cartoon?#8 What things can you read in the political cartoon? Please fill out the table to answer questions #7 and #8. #7 Objects you can see: #8 Things you can read: #9 What does the political cartoon mean? What is it trying to say about the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Please write one (1) complete sentence to answer the question.

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