The Atomic Age

Research

 * Research on the atomic bomb would begin in 1939, out of fear of the Soviet Union.150717145802-16-hiroshima-70th-anniversary-photos-restricted-super-169.jpg
 * The Chicago bombing gave military officials the idea of an extremely powerful bomb that could wipe out an entire army at once.
 * The government commissioned several scientists to work on the atomic bomb, including German immigrant Albert Einstein.
 * Soviet control of Germany had pushed Einstein to turn from his pacifistic nature and support the development of the bomb.
 * The bomb was developed by 1942, and was tested in the deserts of Mexico.

Stolen Research
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 * The Soviet Union would also develop their own bomb, but 2 years later in 1944.
 * They would develop it because of stolen schematics from the U.S. project.
 * One of the men working on the project was a communist sympathizer, and was executed for his treachary.
 * This caused several protests, but the anger swiftly disappeared.