The Manhattan Project
Bombs
Facts about WWII
Vocab
Oppenheimer
100

What was the purpose of the Manhattan project

To make Atomic Bombs

100

What are the names of the two bombs?

'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man'

100
Which world war was it

2

100

A person killed or injured in a war 

Casualties 

100

What is Robert Oppenheimer known for?

Developing the Atomic bomb

200

Who authorized this Project?

President Roosevelt

200

What are the names of the cities that were attacked?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

200

When did the war start?

1939

200

The allied countries such as Great Britain, The U.S, and the Soviet Union  

Allies

200

Where did he earn his undergraduate?

Harvard

300

What year was the Manhattan project started?

1942

300

Which bomb weighed 10,000 pounds? 

Little Boy

300

Who were the 2 major powers in the war

Allies and Axis

300

Atoms that are split apart to release energy

Nuclear Fission

300

What state was he born in?

New York

400

Where was the Manhattan project conducted?

New Mexico

400

How many square miles did Little Boy destroy?

5 square miles

400

Which countries made a non aggression pact?

Russia and Germany

400

A device that uses a nuclear reaction to create an explosion

Nuclear bomb 

400

Where did he teach physics?

University of California Berkeley

500

How many Americans did the Manhattan Project employ? 

125,000

500

Which bomb had 73,000 casualties?

Fat Man

500

What year did Japan surrender?

1945

500

The first country invaded by Germany which kicked off WWII

Poland

500

What year was he born in? 

1904