- Based on what you've learned about the creation and detonation of atomic bombs, give an approximate date for this newsreel. Who was the U.S. president at this time, and what was the overall agenda concerning major weapon construction in the U.S. during this era?
- If you were living in a major city like New York during the era depicted in this video, would you feel assured that drill practices, like the civilian one presented in this newsreel, would prepare you for an atomic bomb attack?
- How do you think bomb drills, like the one in this video, affected the American public's psyche during this era of the Cold War? What do you think most Americans knew about atomic bombs and their potential effects?
- This video clip was intended as a public information newsreel and was most likely shown in movie houses around the country. In what manner is the newsreel presented to its viewers?
- What events led to the fact that an atomic bomb threat was a potential, and terrifying, reality for the United States in this era?
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