1. What was the Manhattan Project?
name for bomb development
2. Who was Charles Groves?
The military general in charge of the bombs
3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
The scientist in charge of the bombs
4. What is the significance of Los Alomos?
the lab where they developed the bombs
5. What were the two types of atomic bombs being built made from? Which was more powerful?
uranium and plutonium,
6. Who was Klaus Fuchs?
the soviet spy at los alomos
7. What airplane was specifically built for the atomic bomb?
B-29 silver fortress
8. What was Trinity?
code name for bomb test
9. What was the significance of Alamagordo, New Mexico?
test grounds for plutonium bomb
10. What was the significance of the Enola Gay? Who was the pilot?
The plane that dropped the atomic bomb, Tivits
11. What was the name of the airplane that dropped the second atomic bomb? Who was the pilot?
Bockscar, Sweney
12. What were the two cities that we dropped atomic bombs on?
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
13. What were the nicknames given to each bomb?
Uranium- Little Boy, Plutonium- Fat Man
14. How many Japanese people died as a result of the atomic bombs?
at least 70,000 instantly 30,000 from injuries and sickness
60,000 or so
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