Manhattan+Project+Notebook,+1945

= **__Manhattan Project Notebook__** =

By: Brett Cohen

__**Explain the times and/or issues that gave cause to your document.**__
During the time that the Manhattan Project was going on the United States had entered into World War II. The U.S. wanted to build a nuclear weapon fast, before Nazi Germany built one. Roosevelt designed the Manhattan Project in order to help build a nuclear weapon before the Germans did and to maybe end the war with nuclear weapons.

__**What is the history of your document? Describe its origins (people places etc).**__
Many scientists feared that Germany would establish nuclear weapons and that the rest of the world had no defense against them. Albert Einstein was one of the many who feared this would happen, so he wrote many letters to President Roosevelt urging him to begin researching nuclear weapons. The project was under control of General Leslie R. Groves and the scientific research was directed by J. Robert Oppenheimer. The project helped create Little Boy, the uranium bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, and Fat Man, the plutonium bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki.

__**Was there any controversy attached to this document from any direction?**__
This document was extremely controversial due to the fact that it dealt with nuclear weapons. Most of the designing and testing was done in secrecy so that the public would not find out and turn it into a huge controversy. The Manhattan Project led to the creation of atomic bombs that were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II. This was one of the biggest controversies in American history due to the fact that it would help end the war, but also kill and injure so many innocent people.

__**What is the significance of this document in American history?**__
This document is significant in American history because it led to America being militarily superior to all other countries. It made America into the world's greatest superpower and changed how wars would be fought throughout the rest of history. This showed document showed the change of war going from whoever was the strongest or biggest would win to whoever had the best technology would win the war.

__**Where would you place this document on a scale of 100 - 1? Explain your position. (1 = most important)**__
On a scale of 100 to 1 I would place this document at 30. This document was very important because it ultimately led to the end of World War II for America, however it may have caused more problems because now we are worried about other countries that can have nuclear weapons and may cause devastating effects on the world. It also makes our country more powerful then others because the United States has a threat of nuclear weapons while many other countries either do not have them or are just beginning to research nuclear weapons.

__**ID the document 10 spots before yours. Compare and contrast your documents. Which was more important/significant in YOUR opinion.**__
The document 10 sports before is Brown v. Board of Education. These two documents are vastly different as the Manhattan Project deals with nuclear weapons and Brown v. Board of Education deals with racial segregation in schools. There are very few similarities between these two documents, but there are vast differences. Brown v. Board of Ed. was an issue that was dealt with in the United States and basically only effected us. The Manhattan Project was dealt with in the U.S. but was an international issue because it dealt with World War II. Brown v. Board of Ed. was a very important issue throughout history and changed segregation and the Manhattan Project was also important and it changed the way wars are fought.