"The Bomb" Documentary Review

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Who was negotiating at Potsdam while the atomic bomb experiment was taking place?

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Joseph Stalin

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What event triggered the first public debate about the use of the atomic bomb?

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An essay in New Yorker magazine about the aftermath of the bomb.

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Did Japan immediately surrender after the bombing of Nagasaki?

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False

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When and where was nuclear fission first accomplished?

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1938 in Berlin, Germany.

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How did the Japanese government respond to Truman's Potsdam Declaration?

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They ignored it.

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What is nuclear fission?

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The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom, releasing a large amount of energy.

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What was the significance of the Potsdam Declaration?

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It outlined the terms for Japan's surrender during World War II.

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Who was Robert Oppenheimer?

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He was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb.

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What was the Manhattan Project?

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A secret U.S. project during World War II to develop the atomic bomb.

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What was the impact of the atomic bomb on World War II?

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It led to Japan's eventual surrender and the end of the war.