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Flashcards on Manhattan Project
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Who was the US president during the Manhattan Project?
Harry S. Truman
Which two cities in Japan were targets of the atomic bombs developed during the Manhattan Project?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where was the primary research site for the Manhattan Project located?
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Who was the lead scientist of the Manhattan Project?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
To develop the atomic bomb
When did the Manhattan Project begin?
1939
Who were the primary countries involved in the Manhattan Project?
United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
What was the codename for the Atomic bomb developed during the Manhattan Project?
The Gadget
What was the estimated cost of the Manhattan Project?
$2 billion (equivalent to $27 billion in 2021)
What were the main research and production sites for the Manhattan Project?
Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Hanford
Who gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
President Harry S. Truman
Which year did the Manhattan Project result in the successful test of the atomic bomb?
1945
What was the project's original code name before it was changed to the Manhattan Project?
The S-1 Project
Who was the British physicist who contributed to the development of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project?
Klaus Fuchs
What happened to the lead scientist Oppenheimer after the end of the Manhattan Project?
He faced scrutiny during the McCarthy era and had his security clearance revoked.
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Who was the lead scientist of the Manhattan Project?
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Enrico Fermi
Niels Bohr
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Where was the primary research site for the Manhattan Project located?
Chicago, Illinois
Washington, D.C.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Princeton, New Jersey
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Which two cities in Japan were targets of the atomic bombs developed during the Manhattan Project?
Tokyo and Kyoto
Osaka and Yokohama
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Fukuoka and Sapporo
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Who was the US president during the Manhattan Project?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
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What was the project's original code name before it was changed to the Manhattan Project?
The S-3 Project
The S-1 Project
The X-2 Project
The Y-4 Project
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Who gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
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When did the Manhattan Project begin?
1941
1943
1939
1945
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What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
Developing radar technology
Developing the atomic bomb
Creating a supersonic aircraft
Building the first computer
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Which year did the Manhattan Project result in the successful test of the atomic bomb?
1942
1944
1945
1946
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What was the estimated cost of the Manhattan Project?
$1 million
$5 billion
$2 billion
$10 billion
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