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    Grade ELA November 16, 2017 What was the Manhattan Project and what impact did it have on the world? Japan was affected the most by the Manhattan Project with the killing of many Japanese. Some people agree, but some people disagree and state that the United States was affected the most. Who was affected the most? The Manhattan Project was a secret problem barely anyone knew about.Many of the scientists that were involved with the Manhattan Project heard about the Axis powers gaining knowledge

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    The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was to see if making an atomic bomb possible. The success of this project would forever change the world forever making it known that something this powerful can be manmade. The Manhattan Project’s success was something that had an impact on everybody involved since they helped create something with so much destructive power it could destroy a city within seconds. The University of Chicago in Illinois had a huge role with the making of the atomic bomb

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    neutral so it sent suicide bombers to attack our naval base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Thus leading into the use of the atomic bomb, but first the construction, an event referred to as the Manhattan Project. The name Manhattan Project came about because the program began under the Manhattan Engineering District of the War Department. Early 1939, the scientist of the world learned that German scientist had discovered a way to spit a uranium atom, created

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    On the morning of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented assemblage of civilian, and military scientific brain power-brilliant, intense, and young, the people that helped develop the bomb. Unknowingly they came to an isolated mountain setting, known as Los Alamos

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    During the creation of the Manhattan project, there were speculations from General Groves himself, on how practically invisible particles could create such destruction. He chose Oppenheimer as lead scientist to run and control the lab and building of the bombs. Although nothing is released about this to the public, General Groves main question was how far have the Nazi’s reached in their creation of the atomic bomb. The more isolated the Manhattan Project was, the better it was for the public

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    The attempt to build the atomic bomb, “The Manhattan Project,” was a process of trial and error that was instrumental to the ending of World War II. The atomic bomb went through many phases, including the beginning stages of development, the building and testing of the bomb, and the use of the bomb to end the war. If the Americans had not developed the atomic bomb first, the war might have ended with Germany as the victor. The bomb was worked on by several scientists, who were more curious about

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    The secret plan to develop and build the world’s first atomic bomb was named “The Manhattan Project.” It involved a process of trial and error that was ultimately successful in building an atomic bomb and ending World War II instrumental to the ending of World War II. The Manhattan Project was a covert name for a project to develop the world’s newest and most dangerous weapon, the atomic bomb. The Manhattan Project went through many phases including its development at the suggestion of several prominent

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    Honors - Period 3 30 November 2014 The Manhattan Project Everyone has secrets, even the U.S. Government. The Manhattan project was one of the many secrets the Government kept from the United States until after the damage was done. What was the Manhattan Project? The manhattan project was a multi-billion dollar enterprise, 2.2 billion to be exact, that provided U.S. Military forces with the single most destructive weapon known to man; the atomic bomb. The project was to be a kept at high secrecy from

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    The Manhattan Project Planning Measures: This project began 17 September 1942, Col. Leslie Richard Groves was an experienced manager that over sought the Collosal Construction of the Pentagon. Groves started the project 18 September, with the ordering of 1250 tons of high quality Belgian Congo uranium, the next he purchased 5200 acres of land. Groves was promoted to Brigadier General, even though he wasn’t liked by many of the scientist, he was a genius with MED. He took the fissile out of the scientist

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    The Manhattan Project Jervontae Young Mr.Davis English III 16 october 2017 Outline Thesis Statement: The Manhattan Project was the American program for researching and developing the first atomic bombs because of the project it cost a lot of people their lives. Introduction Which President form the Atomic Bomb in why? The agencies leading up to the Manhattan Project were first formed in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. intelligence operatives reported that scientists working

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