1. What was the Manhattan Project?
The production of the American atomic bomb.
2. Who was Charles Groves?
The general in charge of the project.
3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer?
The physicist in charge of the project.
4. What is the significance of Los Alomos?
The military bought the place to set up a place of research.
5. What were the two types of atomic bombs being built made from? Which was more powerful?
Hydrogen (Little Boy) and plutonium (Fat Man), plutonium being more powerful.
6. Who was Klaus Fuchs?
The Soviet Union's spy, who was "a star in the lab division"
7. What airplane was specifically built for the atomic bomb?
The B-29 Superfortress.
8. What was Trinity?
The test of the atomic bomb out in New Mexico.
9. What was the significance of Alamagordo, New Mexico?
The first American atomic bomb was detonated with ridiculously awesome results.
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?
Hiroshima and Iwo Jima
13. What were the nicknames given to each bomb?
Fat man and little boy, also called Thin Man.
14. How many Japanese people died as a result of the atomic bombs?
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