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HIS 100 Module Three Activity Template: Historical Context Replace the bracketed text below with your responses. Identify the topic you chose to explore: Chernobyl Describe the historical context surrounding your historical event. The nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl took place on April 25 and 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. It is known as one of, if not the worst nuclear disasters in the history of the world. When looking at this from a social perspective, the many citizens, first responders and employees of the nuclear plant itself were assured that there was no danger and were urged to help out during the catastrophe. However, when looking at the political perspective, the government and their experts knew much more information than they were letting other civilians know and engaged in a cover-up of the highest degree. Describe a key historical figure or group’s participation in your historical event. Viktor Bryukhanov is a key historical figure in the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Viktor Bryukhanov was the manager of construction and the director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant from 1970 until 1986. Explain the key historical figure or group’s motivation to participate in your historical event. Viktor Bryukhanov was officially held responsible for what occurred at Chernobyl. He had played a major role in the building and daily operation of the plant, and played a key part in how the catastrophe was managed in what took place in response to the reactor exploding. Bryukhanov had a lot at stake personally in this situation. He had witnessed firsthand the damaged reactor and horrific reports brought to him by the supervisors and the plant, and still chose to look past them and assured Moscow that the situation was contained. He insisted for the rest of his life that neither he nor his employees were to blame for what happened at Chernobyl, even though the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) determined reactor design, misinformation and ill-judgement resulted in what took place that tragic day at Chernobyl (Higginbotham, 2023). Articulate how the historical context caused or influenced your chosen historical event. The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States impacted Chernobyl greatly and is what led to it in the first place. This had to have played a part in the design flaws and operation errors that took place at Chernobyl. This in turn led the Soviet Union to try to cover up the situation at hand and conceal information in the days after the event. Explain how connecting your historical event and current event improves the understanding of your topic. Using what happened at Chernobyl to explore the roots of my chosen current event, the train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, helps me to further my understanding of climate change and environmental issues in the world today. It seems that a common thread during events like this is that politics always come to play. It appears as if the coverup, misinformation, or a swaying of public perception is always paramount instead of what
is really going on and the affect it is having on the planet and the innocent people involved. Until this changes, events like these are bound to keep happening. If it goes on like this, who knows how many more hits our planet can take. References: Encyclopedia Brittanica. (2023, September 8). Chernobyl disaster. https://www.britannica.com/event/Chernobyl-disaster Higginbotham, A. (2023, August 29). Chernobyl: 7 People Who Played a Crucial Role in the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster. History. https://www.history.com/news/chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-7-people-who- played-crucial-role
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