1. What was the Manhattan Project?
- The code name for the secret development of the atomic bomb.
2. Who was Charles Groves?
- Head of the Manhattan Project; Military mind
3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
- Head scientist of the Manhattan project; communist, brilliant.
4. What is the significance of Los Alomos?
- The cite of the creation of the bomb, along with the testing facility; sort of a camp for scientists who worked on the bomb.
5. What were the two types of atomic bombs being built made from? Which was more powerful?
- Uranium 235 and Plutonium; U235 was more powerful, but hard to work with.
6. Who was Klaus Fuchs?
- A soviet spy at Los Alamos, who happened to be a star sceintific in the program.
7. What airplane was specifically built for the atomic bomb?
- A b29, called the "super fortress", which could carry a 20,000lb bomb load.
8. What was Trinity?
- The code name for the test of the most successfully made atomic bomb
9. What was the significance of Alamagordo, New Mexico?
- The testing site of the atomic bomb
10. What was the significance of the Enola Gay? Who was the pilot?
11. What was the name of the airplane that dropped the second atomic bomb? Who was the pilot?
12. What were the two cities that we dropped atomic bombs on?
- Nagasaki and Hiroshima
13. What were the nicknames given to each bomb?
- Thin man---->Little boy, Fat man.
14. How many Japanese people died as a result of the atomic bombs?
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