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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1940, how long does the MAUD Committee think it takes its members to create an atomic weapon?

2. Who is the pilot of the plane that drops the first atomic bomb?

3. Who replaces Oppenheimer as director at Los Alamos?

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

5. What is the name of the plane that drops the second atomic bomb?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the United States government becomes involved in the atomic bomb. Discuss the roles of scientists and non-scientists, including Vannevar Bush, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, Alexander Sachs, Lyman Briggs. What is the government's initial response? Does everyone in the government have the same attitude?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Robert Oppenheimer's role in the making of the atomic bomb. Be sure to Include his scientific accomplishments and his role at Los Alamos. Is the bomb built without him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Niels Bohr's analysis of the nuclear arms race to come. How does the existence of the atomic bomb change the world? What proposals does Bohr have?

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