Primary Sources: Einstein Urges FDR to Build Nuclear Weapons in WWII

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Einstein Urges FDR to Build Nuclear Weapons in WWII. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Einstein Urges FDR to Build Nuclear Weapons in WWII. Then answer the questions below.
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What is the MOST likely reason Einstein later regretted his letter to President Roosevelt?

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Which events led Einstein to believe the U.S. needed to expand research into the atom bomb? Select two correct answers.

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Drag each item into the correct box. Einstein recommends the United States invest in diplomacy with foreign governments and greater research efforts. What reasons does he give for each?

  • to recommend actions to other governments that would help the U.S.
  • to expand the work that universities are able to do alone
  • to determine the full capabilities of atom bombs
  • to maintain contact with places that had more uranium than the U.S.
  • Reason for diplomacy
  • Reason for research