The Nuclear Age 1945–2011 (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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When Doomsday Clock created & initial setting
When Doomsday Clock created & initial setting
1947, set at 7 minutes to midnight
Formation date of Federation of American Scientists
Formation date of Federation of American Scientists
November 1945
Einstein's role in Emergency Committee (May 1946)
Einstein's role in Emergency Committee (May 1946)
Became chairman
Einstein's quote: atomic power changed everything except...
Einstein's quote: atomic power changed everything except...
Our modes of thinking
Einstein & scientists' slogan for world govt
Einstein & scientists' slogan for world govt
One world or none
When Soviet Union tested first atomic bomb
When Soviet Union tested first atomic bomb
1949
Date of UN's first resolution (topic: nuclear weapons)
Date of UN's first resolution (topic: nuclear weapons)
24 January 1946
Where & when World Federalist Movement established
Where & when World Federalist Movement established
Montreux, Switzerland, August 1947
Why Manhattan Project scientists lost justification
Why Manhattan Project scientists lost justification
Germany defeated in May 1945
When Cold War ended world govt movement
When Cold War ended world govt movement
1950-1951