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Under whose presidency was the Manhattan Project initiated?

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Harry S. Truman

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • John F. Kennedy

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The Manhattan Project, renowned as the top-secret research and development undertaking that delivered the first nuclear weapons during World War II, was initiated under the leadership of President Harry S. Truman. Succeeding Franklin D. Roosevelt after his passing in April 1945, Truman faced the critical decision to deploy these unprecedented weapons against Japan, forever shaping the course of history and marking a pivotal moment in modern warfare.
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