Modern Marvels: Manhattan Project Guided Review

The Manhattan Project is one of the most consequential government projects in history. In this
assignment, we will be watching Modern Marvel’s episode on the Manhattan Project. Answer
the following questions as you watch Modern Marvels-the Manhattan Project. They should be in
the order that they appear in the video.

1. Where was the first bomb detonated?

Jornada del Muerto desert was the test site for the first bomb.
2. Who discovered nuclear fission first? Why did this scare the United States?
Nuclear Fission was first discovered by German scientists. It scared the United States
because of the possibility of powerful bombs.
3. When was the advisory committee started?
The uranium advisory committee was started on October 11, 1939.
4. Why was Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard so important to the development of the bomb?

5. What other project did General Groves build before the Manhattan project?

6. Where was the first nuclear reactor built?

7. What had to be refined to make material for the bomb?

8. Name at least four sites located associated with building the bomb?

9. Why was Los Alamos chosen as the site for bomb development?

10. What are calutrons? What happened when they first turned on the calutrons?

11. What was the first bomb called?

12. How did the two bomb designs work?

13. What were the energy and labor requirements in bomb development?

14. What were the measurements for LIttle Boy, the projectile type bomb Fat Man was which
type of bomb?

15. What was the codename for the bomb at Los Alamos?

16. How big was the first detonation?

17. Why did the scientists write a petition to the president?

18. Which type of bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?

 19. Which type of bomb was dropped on Nagasaki?

Reflection
In a paragraph response, what was the legacy of the Manhattan Project (political, social,
military. etc)?