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What was the primary goal of the Manhattan Project?
What was the primary goal of the Manhattan Project?
- To develop a cure for cancer
- To produce the world's first atomic bombs (correct)
- To study the effects of radiation on humans
- To build a nuclear power plant
What was the role of African Americans in the Manhattan Project?
What was the role of African Americans in the Manhattan Project?
- They worked as scientists, technicians, construction workers, and plant operators (correct)
- They were not allowed to work on the project
- They were only allowed to work as construction workers
- They were only allowed to work as plant operators
What did African American newspapers do during the Manhattan Project?
What did African American newspapers do during the Manhattan Project?
- They ignored the work of black scientists and technicians on the project
- They criticized the project for its use of African American labor
- They did not cover the project at all
- They highlighted the work of black scientists and technicians on the project (correct)
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- The Manhattan Project was the largest scientific undertaking in the US from 1941-1946
- African Americans worked as construction workers, plant operators, scientists, and technicians on the project
- The project was aimed at building an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany
- The project produced the world's first atomic bombs, which were dropped on Japan in 1945
- African American newspapers highlighted the work of black scientists and technicians on the project
- Education for African Americans in the South was limited before WWII
- Northern black students had greater opportunities for scientific training
- Three black men with Ph.D.'s worked as project scientists
- Many African Americans on the project were technicians
- After the project, individuals pursued careers in academia, private industry, and government employment.
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