The Atomic Bomb The Manhattan project was inspired by the German splitting of the uranium atom. Albert Einstein and his colleagues proposed that a powerful weapon could be created from the technology Once the United States realized that Britain was developing a bomb, the Manhattan Project was taken seriously Once the first atomic bomb was detonated, the question became how the bomb was to be used

The War Ends, the New World Begins The U.S. threatened Japan with “prompt destruction,” and dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima when Japan did not respond The Soviet Union entered the war, “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan surrendered The United Nations was founded to prevent another war, divided between General Assembly and Security Council, ruled by a charter The International Military Tribunal put the Axis powers on trial, sentenced many to hanging