Mt. Carmel High School

The Decision To Drop The Bomb Questions

1-What recommendation did Albert Einstein make to President Roosevelt? What was the goal of the Manhattan project? How much money was spent on the project and how many people were employed?

2-How did Truman find out about the Manhattan project? What was Truman’s point of view on the Atomic bomb as a weapon?

3-Why did the U.S. decide to use the atomic bomb on Japan? Why did the U.S. drop a second bomb only 3 days after the first bomb?

4-In a paragraph, in your opinion, did the United States make the correct decision by dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Explain.