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Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?

A
It was a small project that employed a few people at many sites across the United States.
B
It was a large project that employed many people at several sites across the United States.
C
It was a large project that only employed a small number of people at two different sites.
D
It was a small project that employed a few people at one site in New York City.
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The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was built by the US government in the early 1940s as a site

A
for the first atomic bomb test.
B
to house scientists from Nazi Germany.
C
to house planes with atomic weapons.
D
for research on atomic weapons.
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A result of the atomic bombs dropped by the US on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that

A
Japan repelled a US invasion.
B
Japan surrendered within a few days.
C
Japan launched a counterattack.
D
Japan continued to fight.
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Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?

A
It was a small project that employed a few people at many sites across the United States.
B
It was a large project that employed many people at several sites across the United States.
C
It was a large project that only employed a small number of people at two different sites.
D
It was a small project that employed a few people at one site in New York City.
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A result of the atomic bombs dropped by the US on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that

A
Japan launched a counterattack.
B
Japan repelled a US invasion.
C
Japan surrendered within a few days.
D
Japan continued to fight.
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What was a concern of some scientists after the Manhattan Project?

A
They did not think that Truman was knowledgeable enough about atomic options.
B
With Germany defeated, they did not think that Japan would be a threat.
C
With Germany defeated, they did not think there was a need for an atomic weapon.
D
They did not think the US had adequate staffing to continue development of weapons.
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What was a concern of some scientists after the Manhattan Project?

A
They did not think that Truman was knowledgeable enough about atomic options.
B
They did not think the US had adequate staffing to continue development of weapons.
C
With Germany defeated, they did not think that Japan would be a threat.
D
With Germany defeated, they did not think there was a need for an atomic weapon.
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A strategy President Truman and his advisers considered to end World War II was

A
continuing to fight the war the same way.
B
assassinating the Japanese emperor.
C
sending most US troops to Europe.
D
seeking an immediate peace treaty.
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What was a concern of some scientists after the Manhattan Project?

A
With Germany defeated, they did not think that Japan would be a threat.
B
They did not think that Truman was knowledgeable enough about atomic options.
C
With Germany defeated, they did not think there was a need for an atomic weapon.
D
They did not think the US had adequate staffing to continue development of weapons.

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