Zombie Apocalypse Dbq

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Zombie Apocalypse Many people have been discussing whether or not the human race can survive the zombie apocalypse. Though zombies aren't real, people wonder if the human race will survive. In fact, many articles have been written about the subject, including Document 1 by The CDC, Document 5 by Jamie crawford, and Document 2 by FEMA, which explore this issue. Although some people believe that the human race won't survive, others believe they will. Based on the evidence, we will survive the zombie apocalypse because the cdc is prepared, the government/military is prepared and people are prepared. One main reason we will survive is because the cdc is prepared. The cdc is a federal agency that deals with public health, disease outbreaks, …show more content…

1). This shows that the cdc is prepared for a zombie outbreak. The cdc has a list of things to put in a survival kit for any disaster that can happen. Some of the objects in the kit include ¨water, food (non-perishable), knife, duct tape, battery powered radio, ar-15, 12 gauge shotgun, soap, clothes, etc¨ (document 2). You can find the rest of this list on the cdc emergency page. The emergency list is important to have to be prepared if a disaster ever happens. Along with an emergency kit the cdc also has suggested things for an emergency plan. A emergency plan is a plan that you let your family, friends know what to do if a disaster happens, similar to a fire escape plan. Parts of the cdc´s suggested plan is to ¨identify emergencies that can happen in your area… pick a meeting place for your family to regroup… identify emergency contacts… plan your evacuation route¨ (document 2). The cdc has suggested parts to an emergency plan to help people who are not prepared for an …show more content…

The title of document 5 is ¨Pentagon document lays out battle plan against zombies.¨ The pentagon is where the U.S. military headquarters are. This shows that the government is prepared for a zombie apocalypse. The government has a document that they have ¨as a training tool used in an in-house training exercise where students learn about the basic concepts of military plans and order development¨ (document 5). This shows that The government puts military personnel through training exercises if the zombie appocalypse. Some of the parts to the training exercise include ¨ raising zombie awareness, recalling all military personnel to their duty stations, deploying reconnaissance teams to ascertain the general safety of the environment and restoring civil authority after the zombie threat has been neutralized¨ (document 5). The military even has the knowledge as to how to kill a zombie in worst case scenario ¨concentrate all firepower to the head, specifically the brain, … The only way to ensure a zombie is 'dead' is to burn the zombie corpse¨ (document 5). So, to ¨kill¨ a zombie you need to shoot out the zombie´s brains out then burn the corpse. The government really plans for the worst case scenario because there are ¨plans for how to deal with hospitals and other medical facilities infiltrated by zombies¨ (document 5). One way the government will deal with

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