The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created to produce the first US nuclear weapon. Fears that Germany would build and use such a weapon during World War II caused the start of the Manhattan Project which was originally in Manhattan, New York. By the summer of 1945, they were ready test the first bomb. On July 16, 1945, scientists of the Manhattan Project readied themselves to watch the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb.
President Harry S. Truman was warned by his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in many deaths so he ordered that the atomic bomb be used to bring the war to an end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped the bomb over the city of Hiroshima. The reasons behind
President Harry S. Truman was warned by his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in many deaths so he ordered that the atomic bomb be used to bring the war to an end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped the bomb over the city of Hiroshima. The reasons behind