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Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon. Fears that Nazi Germany would build and use a nuclear weapon during World War II triggered the start of the Manhattan Project, which was originally based in Manhattan, New York.anhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon. Fears that Nazi Germany would build and use a nuclear weapon during World War II triggered the start of the Manhattan Project, which was originally based in Manhattan, New York.
List the three main reasons Europeans started traveling to America in the 15th century ; Explain why wealth seemed to be the biggest motivator and identify some of the explorers who sought it in the New World ; Describe the Columbian Exchange ; Understand why the Age of Exploration is sometimes called the Age of Exploitation