The Choice: International Control or an Arms Race? (HSC SSCE Modern History): Quizzes
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When was Germany defeated, removing the justification for Manhattan Project scientists' work?
When was Germany defeated, removing the justification for Manhattan Project scientists' work?
May 1945
What was the original name of the organisation formed in November 1945?
What was the original name of the organisation formed in November 1945?
Federation of Atomic Scientists
When was the Doomsday Clock created and what was its initial setting?
When was the Doomsday Clock created and what was its initial setting?
1947, 7 minutes to midnight
What event in 1949 caused the Doomsday Clock to move closer to midnight?
What event in 1949 caused the Doomsday Clock to move closer to midnight?
Soviet Union tested first atomic bomb
What position did Albert Einstein hold from May 1946?
What position did Albert Einstein hold from May 1946?
Chairman, Emergency Committee
Why was Einstein excluded from the Manhattan Project?
Why was Einstein excluded from the Manhattan Project?
Security risk, left-leaning views
What did Einstein's slogan 'One world or none' mean?
What did Einstein's slogan 'One world or none' mean?
Unified global governance or destruction
Where was the World Federalist Movement formally established in August 1947?
Where was the World Federalist Movement formally established in August 1947?
Montreux, Switzerland
When did the UN General Assembly adopt its first resolution on nuclear weapons?
When did the UN General Assembly adopt its first resolution on nuclear weapons?
24 January 1946
How many members did the Federation of American Scientists have by early 1946?
How many members did the Federation of American Scientists have by early 1946?
3,000 members