Context
Where was Pearl Harbor?
Hawaii
Where were the two bombs dropped?
Why was the Manhattan Project initially created?
As a defensive, not offensive, weapon.
Name one legacy of the atomic bombs.
Japanese army officers committed suicide, health effects, 70% of all buildings burned down, more nuclear weapons, Cold War.
True or false: Ava has a relative who worked on the Manhattan project?
False!
What was “The Manhattan Project” code for?
The American effort to build an atomic bomb.
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually assured destruction.
What percentage of doctors in the area were killed following the explosions?
90%
How many degrees (Celcius) did ground temperatures reach immediately after the bombs?
4000 degrees celcius
Who was the only person on the team who did not have a clue about the Manhattan Project?
What date was D-Day?
June 6, 1944
Name two alternatives to dropping the bombs.
Conventional bombing of Japanese Islands, ground invasion, dropping the bomb in an unpopulated area.
Name three specific long term effects of the atomic bombs.
luekimia, increased risk for cancers like thyroid, breast, and lung, miscarriage, radiation, ecosystem alterings.
What could the 1950s and 60s be characterized by in terms of nuclear weapons?
Intense fear across the world of the US and U.S.S.R. using nuclear weapons on each other.
Whose birthday is the day before the end of WW2?
Liya!
What was the island hopping campaign?
A military strategy of capturing only certain islands to get closer to the mainland.
When did Japan surrender?
August 15, 1945
What was the Potsdam Declaration?
At the Potsdam Conference, the US, Great Britain, and China gave an ultimatum to Japan calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan.
What did Stalin do 2 weeks after Hiroshima?
He set up a special committee to build an atomic bomb.
How many times total has our group seen Oppenheime?
zero!
Where were the surrender documents signed for German forces?
France
How many people did the firebombing attack on Tokyo in March of 1945 kill?
80,000 people.
What was the name of the person who intercepted messages from Szilard to Truman?
James Byrnes
Where was the formal surrender agreement signed?
US battleship Missouri.
Whose birthday lands in between the dropping of the two bombs AND when is the birthday?
Vidhi! August 8th