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3. His 1905 Theory of Relativity paved the way for atomic research

4. Who is Albert Einstein?

5. The Theory of Relativity proved it was possible, on paper at least, to split the atom using these

6. What are neutrons?

7. Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared

8. What is E=mc²?

9. The process of splitting the atom

10. What is nuclear fission?

11. When neutrons released from fission split more atoms and release more neutrons

12. What is a chain reaction?

13. This has to be greater than 100% (1.00) to produce a chain reaction

14. What is the K Factor?

15. The point at which a chain reaction becomes irreversible

16. What is critical mass?

17. Because nitrogen molecules in the air absorb neutrons, chain reactions must take place in this

18. What is a vacuum?

19. Because this element is naturally unstable, it is most suitable for nuclear fission

20. What is uranium?

21. These two elements are used to control a chain reaction because they absorb huge amounts of neutrons

22. What are cadmium and boron?

23. The Manhattan Project was created out of fear that this country would build an atomic bomb

24. What is Nazi Germany?

25. By 1939 Germany’s atomic research program was answering directly to this

26. What is the Army Weapons Department (Heereswaffenamt)?

27. Many German scientists were no longer welcome in their home country because they were this

28. What is Jewish?

29. Albert Einstein wrote a letter to this President, warning him that the Nazis wanted to build an atomic bomb

30. Who is Franklin Roosevelt?

31. The fate of two German agents arrested near a Manhattan Project lab

32. What is they were never heard from again?

33. The world’s first chain reaction took place on a squash court here

34. What is the University of Chicago?

35. They knew about the Manhattan Project because they ran a spy ring in the U.S.

36. Who are the Russians?

37. The world’s first atomic explosion took place here on July 16, 1945

38. What is New Mexico?

39. Only he could decide whether to use the atomic bomb or not

40. Who is President Truman?

41. Fighting on this island cost the Americans 50,000 casualties

42. What is Okinawa?

43. Codename for the invasion of Japan

44. What is Operation Downfall?

45. Conquering all of Japan could have cost this many American casualties

46. What is one million?

47. These Japanese suicide pilots sank 34 U. S
These Japanese suicide pilots sank 34 U.S. warships and killed 5,000 sailors

48. What are kamikazes?

49. If the Japanese were warned about the target of the atomic bomb, they might move these there

50. Who are American prisoners of war?

51. Atomic bombs were dropped on these two Japanese cities

52. What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

53. Waste

54. What is “squander”?

55. Payback

56. What is “retribution”?

57. Neglecting

58. What is “dereliction”?

59. Slaughter

60. What is “carnage”?

61. Capable of operating on land and water

62. What is “amphibious”?

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64. Intact cities were chosen as targets for the atomic bomb because their total destruction would produce this

65. What is maximum psychological shock?