The U.S. quest for an atomic bomb dubbed the "Manhattan Project" was started because
A) The U.S. wanted a weapon that would end the war quickly.
B) Albert Einstein warned Roosevelt that Nazi scientists were already working on developing an atomic weapon.
C) Word of a successful nuclear chain reaction experiment reached Roosevelt, and he wanted to make sure the U.S. developed the bomb first.
D) Several universities agreed to underwrite the research and supply their best scientists for the project.
E) Wealthy Americans agreed to secretly provide the $2 billion necessary to develop the ultimate weapon.

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Albert Einstein, along with physicist Leo Szilard, warned President Roosevelt in a letter that Nazi Germany might be working on developing an atomic weapon, prompting the U.S. to start the Manhattan Project.

The US Quest for an Atomic Bomb Dubbed the "Manhattan Project