Manhattan Project Human Experiments

What was the primary goal of the Manhattan Project during the 1940s?

• To study the effects of radiation on plants

• To establish international peace treaties

• To create the world's first nuclear bomb

• To develop a cure for radiation sickness

Why did scientists decide to conduct human trials after initial animal experiments?

• Human trials were faster

• Animal tests were banned

• Animal tests were inconclusive

• Animal tests were too expensive

How many patients were involved in the human radiation experiments?

• 30

• 40

• 20

• 10

What was the outcome of the 1993 expose in the Albuquerque Tribune?

• It led to the continuation of the experiments

• It resulted in the experiments being forgotten

• It revealed the experiments were ethical

• It exposed the secret experiments for the first time

What significant action did Congress take in 1997 regarding human experiments?

• They mandated more human trials

• They passed laws prohibiting secretive human experiments

• They increased funding for such experiments

• They ignored the issue