Nuclear Weapons - WW2

Who initiated the Manhattan Project?

• Winston Churchill

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• President Harry S. Truman

When was Hiroshima bombed?

• July 16, 1945

• August 9, 1945

• August 16, 1945

• August 6, 1945

Who ultimately made the decision to authorize the use of atomic bombs?

• Hiroshima

• Harry S. Truman

• Henry S. Truman

• President Roosevelt

Where was the Trinity Test conducted?

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Hiroshima

• New York

What are nuclear weapons?

• A nuclear weapon is a device that uses a chemical reaction to create a bomb.

• A nuclear weapons is a device that uses electrons to create big explosions.

• A nuclear weapon is a device that uses a nuclear reaction to create an explosion.

• A nuclear weapons is a device that uses protons to create bombs.

What did the development and use of nuclear weapons during World War II lead to?

• the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

• the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and China

• the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and Germany

• the start of the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and Germany

Which initiative did The United States and the Soviet Union seek to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

• Armistice of Cassibile and the United States Atom Bomb Prevention Center

• The Paris Peace Treaty and the United Nations Atom Bomb Prevention Center

• Versailles Treaty and the United States Atomic Energy Commute

• Baruch Plan and the creation of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

When was the Trinity Test conducted?

• July 19, 1944

• July 16, 1945

• July 14, 1945

• August 6, 1945

When was the Manhattan Project launched?

• 1945

• 1935

• 1933

• 1939

Which committee was created to organize US scientific resources for war including research on the atom?

• The National Defense Research Committee

• The Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District

•  The Atomic Energy Commission

• United Nations Atomic Energy Commission