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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the crew who is training for delivering of the atomic bomb go for training with radar and flying over water?

2. When does Klaus Fuchs come to Los Alamos?

3. What is the primary target for the second atomic bomb?

4. The day after Nagasaki is bombed, where does Ernest Lawrence go?

5. When does President Roosevelt die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The American atomic bomb building project gets bogged down in bureaucracy. How does the program get jump started? Who are the major people involved? What ware the historical events involved? Is there support in the United States for the program?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the United States government becomes involved in the atomic bomb. Discuss the roles of scientists and non-scientists, including Vannevar Bush, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, Alexander Sachs, Lyman Briggs. What is the government's initial response? Does everyone in the government have the same attitude?

Essay Topic 3

The United States is developing two types of atomic bombs. Compare and contrast these bombs. What are their code names?

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