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Compare And Contrast Manhattan Project And Pearl Harbor

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The Manhattan Project and Pearl Harbor World War II was a major historical event in the world; Japan and Germany were already teamed up together and going against France and Britain. The United States had fears of Germany and the Hitler regime creating nuclear weapons and they helped German scientist defect from Nazi Germany to the United States in return for help in researching the Atomic energy to counter what was thought of being done in Germany. The bombing of Pearl Harbor one of the most devastating attacks on United States soil catapulted the U.S. to join the fight against the Axis powers. The Manhattan Project was created in response to what United States believed that was already going on Nazi Germany, and German scientist under Adolf Hitler were creating nuclear weapons and were preparing to use them. President Roosevelt initiated the project as a counter measure to create a weapon to protect the United States in case the threat of nuclear weapons by Germany became a reality. World War II was already in full swing at this time, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor not only made the Manhattan project more urgent, but made the choice to get involved that much easier, and with the bombing of the Japan cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would lead to Japan’s surrender. This paper will discuss the Manhattan …show more content…

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