Explaining the Manhattan Project Why was the Manhattan Project kept a secret? Check all that apply.
O to avoid public outcry against the bomb
O to prevent other nations from building bombs
O to allow the US to show plans at a later time
O to allow the US to determine if Germany had a bomb
O to avoid spies learning of the work

to prevent other nations from building bombs

to avoid spies learning of the work

Explanation:

The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to develop the atomic bomb. It was a secret government project started in 1942 in response to the activities of Nazi Germany. America feared the Nazi Germany experiment and weapons in World War II. The project was kept secret as the United States did not want other nations especially, Germans to get their hands in nuclear weapons.The project became successful when the American military conducted a test in 1945 in New Mexico.

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