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History Quiz / The Atomic Bomb

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Can you name the general information regarding the first use of the atomic bomb?

by LTH
Quiz Updated May 13, 2014

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Name of project to develop the bomb
Authorized by this president
Supervised by this physicist
to create an explosion through this process
First nuclear test detonation in this state
Name of test detonation
Emperor of Japan
This ultimatum of surrender was
ignored by Japan
President who made the executive order
First target city, bombed August 6, 1945
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Used an enriched form of this element as its base
Codename for first bomb
Name of the plane that dropped it
Second target city, bombed August 9, 1945
Used this element as its base
Codename for second bomb
Name of the second plane
Nation that declared war on Japan on
August 8, 1945
Formal surrender signed by Japan on this date
On this ship (also home state of the president)
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