Dear students, 1. Please carefully read these two articles. Articles: https://timeline.com/nuclear-war-child-psychology-d1ff491b5fe0 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/us/nuclear-threat-retro-report.html 2. Please watch this video for some fundamental historical background for this assignment: The rise and fall of the American fallout shelter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gKhm09PKPQ 3. Now, please watch the following video and try to contextualize it in historical terms while watching it. In other words, think about questions such as why did the government produce it? What were the main historical dynamics during the Cold War and more specifically during the year that the video was produced? Would the suggestions from the video have worked? Etc., Video: Duck and Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60&t=2s 4. Now, watch the following video and see if you caught any of the details and/or historical ideas behind the creation of the previous video. Watching Duck and Cover with Phil Edwards (9 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcQ7hESI-M 5. Select and watch one of the three videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ACI6Mq-g0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcQ7hESI-M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhcmIVc4ENk 6. Finally, with your new knowledge about atomic fallout, write a list of questions (minimum 10) that show that you understand the historical context of the period. Imagine for a second that you work for the government and that you are evaluating the validity/efficacy of the video. Please raise deep questions that could help the government to improve its plans to protect the US population. The questions should cover -but do not have to be limited to- topics/themes such as: Possibilities of success to protect the population Organization of aid Ways to improve plans Criticisms Cultural impact of bombs Role of the government in protecting US lives Meaning of the Cold War Language/ rhetoric of the Cold War (Please make sure to base your questions on specific info from the videos and cite the minute and second that inspired your question.)
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