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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Oak Ridge pilot reactor reach critical mass?

2. When do the Germans announce Hitler's suicide?

3. Where is the home base for the Air Force group that is training for the delivery of the atomic bombs?

4. Who is the chairman of the British Uranium Committee in the early 1940's?

5. When does Enrico Fermi move to Los Alamos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Potsdam Declaration. What is it? Who is involved? Given what is known at the time, is unconditional surrender the only choice? What is the Japanese response?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various facilities involved with the Manhattan Project. Where are they located? Who operates them? What is their function? Are they all built at once?

Essay Topic 3

What are the emotional effects of the creation of the atomic bomb on scientists? Does it effect all scientists the same way? Discuss specific scientists' response, including Leo Szilard and Robert Oppenheimer. In your answer discuss the Interim Committee Scientific Panel and its response.

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