Question

Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?

Answer 1

The statement which describes the Manhattan project during world war 2 is "it is a small project that employed a few people at many sites across the united states".

There was secret mission of the us for making atom bombs at for that secret mission it is named as the Manhattan Project.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The “Manhattan Project” during World War II is the largest project which employed many number people at “several sites” across the “United States”.
• It was the research and development project undertaken to produce nuclear weapons to be used during ‘World War II’.
• The project was directed by “Major General Leslie Groves” and nuclear physicist, “Robert Oppenheimer”, was the brain behind this project.
• This project with research and massive production employed around 130,000 people spread around 30 sites in the United States like Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Chicago and later also across the United Kingdom and Canada.
• During the war, atomic bombs using fission and implosion type weapons were developed using elements like uranium and plutonium.
• The bombs, Little Boy and Fat Boy, which exploded Hiroshima and Nagasaki were developed at the Manhattan Project sites.