Bomb Part 3 Review

What was Oppenheimer's false but believable story that they told people in Santa Fe about what was happening at Los Alamos?

• They were building an atomic bomb.

• They were building an electric rocket.

• They were training soldiers for a secret mission.

• They were training to defuse bombs.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following was NOT a problem the scientists had with the Los Alamos site?

• The workers could overhear their top secret conversations.

• Military police and barbed wire fences made the scientists feel like prisoners.

• Younger scientists and those that were not directors did not get private living quarters.

• There was no runway to fly the planes that would carry the bomb.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What big break did the KGB (Soviet intelligence) get in 1943 about the atomic bomb?

• The British government sent Klaus Fuchs to America to work on the bomb.

• Harry Gold got a position as a chemist at Los Alamos.

• The KGB was successful at cultivating Robert Oppenheimer as a spy.

• Leslie Groves refused to take Robert Oppenheimer off the bomb project.

What plan did Haukelid and his team settle on to make sure the Germans did not get the heavy water being shipped from Vemork?

• They decided to bomb the railroad tracks that that train carrying the heavy water was traveling on.

• They decided to sink the ferry boat that transported the water to the train.

• They decided to bomb Vemork before they moved the water.

• They decided that it was just water and it would be okay if the Germans got it.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was the wording of the instructions Carl Eifler recieved when he was given the mission to kidnap Warner Heisenberg?

• "Take Heisenberg directly to Switzerland."

• "Heisenberg is the most knowledgeable scientist in Germany."

• "You are to deny Germany the use of his brain."

• "Kidnapping is illegal, don't get caught."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What part of the bomb project was happening in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

• They were refining Uranium and producing U-235.

• They were practicing dropping bombs of a similar size to the one they were making.

• They were making sure that the Uranium would fission.

• They were working on nuclear fusion.

How would Klaus Fuchs recognize Harry Gold at their first meeting in Manhattan?

• Gold would be wearing gloves and carrying gloves.

• Gold would be carrying a soccer ball.

• Gold would be wearing a red scarf.

• Gold would have a Russian accent.

Answer explanation

When Communist spy Klaus Fuchs met with the KGB courier Harry Gold, he was told to look for a man with four gloves, who would be wearing a pair of gloves and carrying an extra pair. This subtle but unique sign allowed Fuchs and Gold to meet secretly.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why did Theodore Hall decide to share bomb secrets with the Soviets?

• He was a Communist.

• He didn't get along with the other scientists at Los Alamos.

• He thought America would be less likely to use the atomic bomb if another country could strike back.

• He accidentally shared secrets with the Soviets when he shared some information with Fuchs.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why did Fuchs and the other British scientists get moved to Los Alamos?

• It was more cost effective to have all the scientists in the same place.

• Oppenheimer needed more help with the design of the Plutonium bomb.

• The FBI was concerned about the scientists accidentally leaking secret information.

• They were having more success with the mathematics than the American scientists were.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the name of the top secret program to develop the US Nuclear Bombs? 

• The Detroit Project
• The Einstein Project
• Manhattan Project 
• The Quest For Power

Answer explanation

The top-secret bomb program was named "The Manhattan Project," since their first offices were in Manhattan, NY.