Chernobyl
What was Chernobyl
A power plant, the worlds biggest nuclear disaster
What's the most obvious impact it did, IMMEDIATELY after the explosion?
The Soviet Union lost a whole power plant, and many people died.
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How did Chernobyl affect families?
The families of everybody who were in the vicinity and died were forever scarred, and some people got birth defects
What is the Panic of 1873
A depression in 1873 that crashed banks
Where was Chernobyl built?
Russia, Ukraine
What happened to the people around Chernobyl
What do power plants do?
They generate energy and electricity.
What happened to Chernobyl power plant, what did the Soviet Union lose?
A power plant, and a huge area around Chernobyl
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
What happened to the environment around Chernobyl
It got blasted with radiation, making it uninhabitable.
What did people do when they heard about Chernobyl
They made speeches and talked about it.
Where does the nuclear waste go?
It can't really go anywhere, we just bury it in some wastelands.
The environment around Chernobyl, what happened to it?
Even today, the environment is uninhabitable.
What is the 14th amendment about?
It gave civil rights to everybody in America
Why did Chernobyl explode?
A failed safety test where the operator tried to shut down the reactor while the reactor was still going.
What does the world think about Chernobyl TODAY?
The world remembers it as the worst nuclear disaster
What first example of nuclear weapons were seen in 1985?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs
How did Chernobyl forever affect the Soviet Union?
It cracked the Soviet Union, perhaps the final nail in the coffin.
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What year did Chernobyl explode?
1986
It put a already big crack in the Soviet union, which contributed it to the downfall of the Soviet Union
How do nuclear power plants work?
They use nuclear fission to generate energy, or use nuclear energy to heat up water which creates steam which rotates turbines which creates electricity.
What was Chernobyl remembered as?
The biggest nuclear disaster
Who was Ulysesses S. Grant
A war general in The Civil War, he was also the 18th president.