The Atom Bomb

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Why did Hitler believe that Einstein's discoveries about the atom were wrong?

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Einstein was Jewish

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Where did Einstein go when he left Germany?

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USA

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Einstein told the US president that he was afraid ...

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Germany was developing an atomic bomb

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What was the code name for the USA's attempt to build an atomic bomb?

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The Manhattan Project

Answer explanation

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These two scientists led the atomic bomb research.

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Enrico Fermi and J. Robert Oppenheimer

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The atomic bomb was first tested in this year

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1945

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Did Japan and Germany both surrendered in May 1945?

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No; Japan went on fighting.

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These three leaders met together to decide what to do about the problem of the atom bomb.

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Truman, Churchill, and Stalin

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World leaders told Japan to do this ... or be invaded.

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surrender

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How did President Truman decide to bring an end to the war?

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Drop atomic bombs on Japan