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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. Who works with Rutherford to develop a counter for alpha particles?

2. Who discovers X-rays?

3. Who envisions atoms as small billiard balls?

4. What Russian-Jewish biochemist is later elected first president of Israel?

5. About how many refugee physicists go the United States between 1933 and 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Trinity, who selects the name and why?

2. What are the devices known as "windows" that give British bombers an advantage?

3. In 1939-1940, what does Robert Oppenheimer do that makes Robert Oppenheimer a true genius in the eyes of the author?

4. What instrument does Rutherford and Hans Gieger work on together and why?

5. What are the three main themes of "The Protocols of he Elders of Zion"?

6. What is Chaim Weizmann's discovery that helps the British war effort?

7. What is the position of Wigler and Szilard with respect to sharing information with the Germans?

8. How does the Little Boy, minus uranium target pieces, arrive on Tinian?

9. What is the difference between the atomic model of classical physics and Rutherford's model?

10. President Roosevelt wants policy considerations regarding the making of the atomic bomb limited to the "Top Policy Group". Who is in this group and who is excluded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the development of the atomic bomb in Britain, Germany and Tokyo. What ends the development?

Essay Topic 2

What leads to President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb? Discuss the military, political and scientific considerations.

Essay Topic 3

How are the target cities for the bombs chosen? What are the considerations that go into their choice? Why are Hiroshima and Nagasaki the final two choices?

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