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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wi the pilot of the plane that drops the second atomic bomb?

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

3. To what does the nickname Dogpatch refer?

4. Where does Operation Forager take place?

5. Who destroys the Norwegian heavy-water installation in February 1943?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Japanese determination never to surrender. Give examples from the war in the Pacific. What role does this play in the use of the atomic bomb?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The American atomic bomb building project gets bogged down in bureaucracy. How does the program get jump started? Who are the major people involved? What ware the historical events involved? Is there support in the United States for the program?

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