WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -President John F. Kennedy, speaking on civil defense, advises American families to build bomb shelters to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once the Soviet Union achieved a nuclear capability, U.S. citizens began to prepare for a possible nuclear attack. Among the domestic preparedness measures undertaken by the United States were the construction of fallout shelters and the implementation of air-raid drills in schools and the workplace.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Einstein learned that the Germans might succeed in solving these problems, he wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt with his concerns. Einstein’s 1939 letter helped initiate the U.S. effort to build an atomic bomb, but work proceeded slowly at first.

Detailed explanation-4: -What precautions did Americans take to prepare for nuclear war? Be specific! Fallout shelters and ducking and cover videos, as well as bomb drills in the classroom.