2.       Due to the political turmoil of the 1930s the construction of the atomic bomb was necessary because there was an abundance of war related chaos around the world. I believe the U.S needed a way to defend themselves in case we were to get attacked.

3.       The year 1941 was considered to be a successful year for atomic development because important discoveries were made. For example, Philip Abelson had developed uranium enrichment and Glen Seaborg and Arthur Wall discovered plutonium. The MAUD Committee, completed its final report on the atomic bomb.

4.       When the CP-1 nuclear reactor was classified as a weapons project, it needed to be brought into an organization that had experience with designing weapons. On June 18, 1942, Colonel James Marshall had the Army Corps of the Engineers District take the atomic bomb plans and move them to a new group called the Manhattan project.

5.       It was necessary for mainstream companies to have management roles I the fissile materials programs for the atomic bomb because they needed all the help they could get; everyone needed to contribute in order to have a successful outcome.

6.       A turning point in the Manhattan project occurred on July 4, 1944, when J.Robert Oppenheimer (Manhattan Project figurehead) showed plans of Emilio Segre’s fission measurements. This caused plans for the plutonium gun to be shelved. 

7.       Leaks in the project began to happen and the mass production of plutonium did not occur as planned. Production techniques for the atomic bomb didn’t look like they would be successful. In addition, the first full scale plutonium reactor was completed but then shut down for no reason. The next day it started up by itself but scientist don’t know what went wrong.

8.       I think dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was necessary in order to end World War II because Japan would’ve never surrendered to America without the bombs. It caused them to fear the U.S because they didn’t know what America was capable of doing. 

 

2.       Roosevelt thought that the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China would come together for a common cause and others would want to join. When France was added, it was decided that these five countries would be the primary members on the United Nation’s Security Council.

3.       Stalin wanted all sixteen of the Soviet republics to have seats in the United Nations. This would enable him to have more voting power. The U.S and the UK balked at this idea. America countered by saying that all forty- eight states in America should be seated individually. Stalin backed down.

4.       About two weeks before the conference began, President Roosevelt suddenly died. Vice president Harry Truman was sworn in as president. He said the conference would go as planned. Truman was a strong supporter of the United Nations.

5.       The main problem during the formation of the United Nations was whether to seat some countries. Three counties whose membership was in danger were Poland, Argentina, and the UBSSR. The Soviet Union opposed Argentina’s admission because Argentina had been a strong supporter of the Axis Powers during World War ll.

6.       The Soviet Union thought once one of the countries on the Security Council vetoed a bill, the bill was dead. Some of the smaller countries in the General Assembly were concerned by the Soviet’s interpretation of U.N. procedures. They were concerned that none of their legislation would pass. Truman also was aware of the problem the Soviets were causing. He sent Harry Hopkins to Moscow to negotiate with Stalin. After much deliberation, the two men arrived at a compromise that would grant nations on the Security Council less extensive veto power. However, if the Security Council wanted to veto a certain bill, it would not need a unanimous vote to do so. They also agreed to add a sixth member to the Security Council. This membership would be for a one-year period and would rotate through the General Assembly.

7.       The final vote was 89 to 2(5 senators abstained) in favor of the United Nations charter. The organization was officially created on October 24, 1945.