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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "OSS" stand for?

2. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?

3. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?

4. How far is Okinawa from the Japanese mainland?

5. Who was the contact in New York that Saville Sax delivered Ted Hall's notes to in late 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Richard Feynman’s mission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

2. How did the Alsos mission evolve after Nazi Germany’s surrender?

3. What questions did Harry Truman pose regarding the Manhattan Project in 1945?

4. Why was Colonel Paul Tibbets ordered to report to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1944?

5. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

6. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?

7. How did the residents in the surrounding areas of Los Alamos react to the project there when it began?

8. What preparations were made prior to the testing of the first nuclear weapon?

9. Who was Dorothy McKibben? How did she gain employment on the Manhattan Project?

10. What conflict arose regarding Jean Tatlock between Groves and the Army CIC?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the development at Los Alamos. How many scientists resided at the compound that was built there? What resources were available for their research? Why was this location selected?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the first meeting of the scientists at Los Alamos. Who led the meeting? What was discussed? Who was present? What new ideas emerged during this conference?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the Manhattan Project today. What is the status of the United States’ nuclear weapons program? What finally brought about an end to the Cold War? What are the repercussions seen today due to the development of the atomic bomb? Do you think it was worth it? Why or why not?

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