Letter to Truman about the Manhattan Project
Analyzing Documents
About this Activity
- Created by:National Archives Education Team
- Historical Era:The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
- Thinking Skill:Historical Analysis & Interpretation
- Bloom's Taxonomy:Analyzing
- Grade Level:High School
In this activity, students will carefully analyze a letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson requesting a meeting with President Truman. They will determine what a certain "highly secret matter" is: the development of the atomic bomb.
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