WW2 Atomic Bomb

What scientist wrote a letter to President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb? 

• J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Thomas Edison
• Albert Einstein
• Henry Ford  

What was the name of the secret project in the United States to develop an atomic bomb? 

• The New York Project
• The Manhattan Project
• The Nuclear Project 
• The Atom Splitting Project

Where was the first atomic bomb exploded?      

• In a secret lab Washington, D.C.
• Nagasaki, Japan
• The desert in New Mexico  
• Hiroshima, Japan

How much money did the United States government invest into the making of the atomic bomb?  

• $2 billion
• $100,000
• $500 million 
• $10 billion 

What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      

• Harry S. Truman
• Franklin D. Roosevelt 
• John F. Kennedy 
• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?  

• Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work  
• Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion 
• Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan 
• Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese

What Japanese city was the atomic bomb first dropped on? 

• Kobe
• Nagasaki 
• Tokyo
• Hiroshima

What was the nickname of the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?

• Little Boy
• Chubby Kid 
• Fat Man
• Big Man

What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?        

• J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Thomas Edison
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein

True or false: The American scientists were scared when they saw that their bombed worked as expected.    

• TRUE
• FALSE