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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?

2. What does the "OSS" stand for?

3. Who was the Army Chief of Staff in late 1943?

4. Who was the leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?

5. What mailing address did Dorothy McKibben give to the new scientists arriving in Santa Fe for the bomb project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?

2. With whom was Carl Eifler replaced in the mission regarding Heisenberg? Why was he replaced?

3. Where were the German scientists taken after the end of World War II in Europe?

4. What conflict arose regarding Jean Tatlock between Groves and the Army CIC?

5. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?

6. How were the water barrels being transported from the Vemork plant in February of 1944? What was Haukelid’s mission?

7. How are the results of the Trinity Test described in the narrative?

8. What questions did Harry Truman pose regarding the Manhattan Project in 1945?

9. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

10. Who was Dorothy McKibben? How did she gain employment on the Manhattan Project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impacts of the Manhattan Project today. What is the status of the United States’ nuclear weapons program? What finally brought about an end to the Cold War? What are the repercussions seen today due to the development of the atomic bomb? Do you think it was worth it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the development of the world’s first atomic weapon from its origin in Otto Hahn’s discovery of nuclear fission. What experiment did Hahn conduct? How did this experiment lead up to “Fat Man” and “Little Boy”?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the development at Los Alamos. How many scientists resided at the compound that was built there? What resources were available for their research? Why was this location selected?

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