Bomb: by Steve Sheinkin

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What was the importance of destroying the Vemork Hydroelectric in Norway?

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The Germans needed the heavy water to build a bomb.

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What event caused Oppenheimer to concentrate on building a bomb that would defeat Hitler?

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The attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Who was chosen to be the military leader of the Manhattan Project?

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Leslie Groves.

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Who was the director of the Manhattan Project?

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Robert Oppenheimer.

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Which of these statements is true about Oppenheimer?

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Oppenheimer had friends who were communists.

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What is heavy water?

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Heavy water is water that contains a larger than normal amount of the isotope deuterium, used in nuclear reactors.

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What was the Manhattan Project?

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A secret U.S. project during World War II aimed at developing atomic bombs.

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Who warned about the German atomic bomb project?

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Albert Einstein.

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What was the main goal of the Manhattan Project?

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To develop an atomic bomb before Germany could.

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What role did scientists play in the Manhattan Project?

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They conducted research and experiments to create the bomb.