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Sources for research about the Manhattan Project: The manhattan project. (n.d.). //ushistory.org//. Retrieved February 1, 2014, from http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp

This source has a quick, yet in-depth summary of what happened during the Manhattan Project, and what led up to it. It also provides pictures that go with the plot line of the Manhattan Project. However, it does not include the aftermath.

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 * [[image:http://www.ushistory.org/us/images/00007716.jpg width="200" height="157" caption="Gadget"]]
 * "This once classified photograph features the first atomic bomb — a weapon that atomic scientists had nicknamed "Gadget." The nuclear age began on July 16, 1945, when it was detonated in the New Mexico desert."
 * "In late 1941, the American effort to design and build an atomic bomb received its code name — the Manhattan Project ."
 * This is important because we need to be able to understand that "the Manhattan Project" is simply a code name, no relevance to the atomic bomb.
 * "The world had entered the nuclear age."
 * This is all that the author (unknown) states about the aftermath.

2-23-14 Selina, I found a great webpage that has some good facts about the construction of the atomic bomb! The website talks about all the challenges faced by the elite team of scientists and the mistakes made along the way. Also it gives you an inside look at the controversy that surrounded the nation, leaving many Americans on edge. Trueman, C. ((n.d.)). //The manhattan project//. Retrieved from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/manhattan_project.htm

2-24-14 Selina, This webpage gives information on the direct effect of the atomic bomb. Also there are links leading to related topics such as the Cold War. //The manhattan project//. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://hti.osu.edu/history-lesson-plans/united-states-history/the-manhattan-project

The manhattan project: making the atomic bomb. (n.d.). //Exploring the history, science, and consequences of the atomic bomb//. Retrieved February 27, 2014, from http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/mp/index

This source provides multiple links (all by the same source cited) about the Manhattan Project, including the aftermath and events linked to the Manhattan Project such as the bombing of Hiroshima.

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 * "Beginning with the scientific developments of the pre-war years, the monograph details the role of United States government in conducting a secret, nationwide enterprise that took science from the laboratory and into combat with an entirely new type of weapon."
 * This is a basic way of summarizing the breakthrough in warfare technology and science that came from the Manhattan Project.
 * "With the Manhattan Project on the brink of success in spring 1945, the atomic bomb became an increasingly important element in American strategy. A long hoped-for weapon now seemed within reach at a time when hard decisions were being made, not only on ending the war in the Pacific, but also on the shape of the postwar international order."
 * This shows how the Manhattan project changed American ways of going about not only warfare, but peace, and how to keep it.
 * [[image:http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/mp/Images/MP_Org.gif width="533" height="515" caption="Manhattan Project Chart"]]
 * The Manhattan Project Chart: VERY ESSENTIAL FOR WRITING YOUR ESSAY