Unit 6 Post 10: The Manhattan Project showed how much power the United States gained during World War 2. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 9: Los Alamos being isolated in northern New Mexico made it the perfect place for a secret project. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 8: I didn’t realize how many people worked on the Manhattan Project. Over 100,000 people were helping but most of them didn’t even know what they were helping with. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 7: This reading made me think about the good and bad sides of scientific progress. New discoveries can help people, but they can also be used in dangerous ways. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 6: I found it interesting that scientists discovered nuclear fission before the bomb was created. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 5: The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastating and changed history forever. It is sad to think about how many people were affected by the atomic bombs. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 4: I learned that Albert Einstein helped warn President Roosevelt about the dangers of nuclear weapons. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 3: One thing that stood out to me was how scientists were worried that Nazi Germany would create an atomic bomb first. #Hist2110

Unit 6 Post 2: I was surprised by how secret everything was during the Manhattan Project. Whole cities were hidden from maps and workers only used code names so nobody would know what was happening. #Hist2110