TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORICAL CHANGE The Development of Nuclear Technology
Read the section on nuclear technology on pp. 309–12 in the textbook and complete the exercises that follow.
1. Explain how each of the following contributed to the development of nuclear technology: Scientific research
World War II
Fear of German development of the atomic bomb
Wealth and technology of the USA
2. What was the Manhattan Project?
3. Explain how a nuclear bomb works.
4. List three advantages of nuclear technology and three disadvantages of nuclear technology. Advantages:
(i) (ii) (iii)
Disadvantages: (i) (ii) (iii)
5. Nine countries have access to nuclear weapons. Five of them have legal access as part of the UN Security Council, while four have developed this technology illegally. Sort the countries listed below into either the ‘legal’ or ‘illegal’ access columns.
