Creations during 1939-1945
With the help of scientists, President Roosevelt developed what
What was the nuclear weapon?
During 1945, What physicist came from Hungary?
Who is Leo Szilard?
The Advisory Committee on Uranium was renamed to in 1940
The National Defense Research Committee (1940)
When was it decided to try to develop a nuclear weapon
1942
Why did scientists make the atom bomb?
They feared similar weapons could have been used against the US
What bomb dropped on August 9,1945
What was "Fat Man"
In 1939, who signed and sent Roosevelt a letter explaining recent German Technological developments?
Who is Albert Einstein?
How many casualties would be expected and advised within the first 30 days of fighting
30,000 US casualties
Bloodiest Battle of the war
What was the Battle Okinawa
When and where did the bomb "Fat Man" drop
Nagasaki 1945
What year did Truman become President
1945
Who successfully created a nuclear reaction in 1942
Enrico Fermi
What was one alternative to the use of the atom bomb against the Japanese
Waiting for the Soviet declaration of war and the invasion of Manchuria by the Soviet Army
How many lives and ships were lost after the Kamikaze raids by the Japanese?
36,000 casualties and 34 ships
What were the two names of the bombs dropped?
What was "Fat man' and "Little Boy"
On May 7, 1945 to measure against the new weapons potency, how many tons of TNT were used
108 Tons
when was the first successful nuclear reaction
December 1942
What was Truman's top priority?
Ending the war as quickly as possible
When did the Japanese surrender unconditionally to the allies
August 15,1945
Where did the bomb "Little Boy" drop
Hiroshima
What was "The Gadget"
a weapon that was no longer an abstraction or a concept, and the USA was the sole possessor
What day did the war end?
1945
What was a prevailing view regarding the USA's decision to use the bomb against Japan
Made the Japanese surrender
How did Emperor Hirohito address the people of Japan to them they surrender
over the radio
Where did the bomb "Fat Man" hit
Nagasaki