The creation of the military facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1942 was for the purpose of A) housing German prisoners of war from the European front. B) relocating Japanese-Americans from California and Washington. C) constructing factories to make various weapons in World War II. D) developing materials to be used in the creation of an atomic bomb.

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30 January, 13:04

The creation of the military facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1942 was for the purpose of A) housing German prisoners of war from the European front. B) relocating Japanese-Americans from California and Washington. C) constructing factories to make various weapons in World War II. D) developing materials to be used in the creation of an atomic bomb.

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Rachael Norton · Answer 1

The military facility that was built in Oak Ridge, TN in 1942 was created as the production site for the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was an American, British, and Canadian project that developed the first atomic bomb.

D. developing materials to be used in the creation of the atomic bomb