Question

Why did the United States begin the Manhattan Project?

A. To develop an atomic bomb before the Germans did
B. To develop a strategy to defeat kamikaze pilots
C. To plan the invasion of Japan
D. To plan the invasion of Germany
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Answer 1

The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon. Fears that Nazi Germany would build and use a nuclear weapon during World War II triggered the start of the Manhattan Project, which was originally based in Manhattan, New York.