The Manhattan Project
Valeria Gil, Gina Loyola, MeCee Crutchfield
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II.
CAUSES
- The United States wanted to avoid Germany having a military advantage over them
CHARACTERISTICS
- Received the code name "Manhattan Project" in order to keep the bomb a secret.
- Largest secret project to ever undertake in the US.
- It took 4 years to produce the bombs.
- The project had construction facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Handford, and Washington.
- The Manhattan Project resulted into a $20 Billion project.
- The first bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6th, 1945
- The second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945
- After the bombings, Japan surrendered on August 15th, 1945
SIGNIFICANCE
Hiroshima Aftermath
Project Sites
Explosions
"Fat Man" exploded over Nagasaki
Citations
- http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp
2. "The Manhattan Project." American Museum of Natural History. N.p., n.d. Web.
- http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/einstein/peace-and-war/the-manhattan-project