Your answer would be C). They feared Germany was trying to develop nuclear weapons.
The major concern of the scientists who left Nazi Germany for the United States before World War II was because they feared Germany was trying to develop nuclear weapons.
Definitions:
Nazi Germany:
The time of Germany between 1933 through 1945. This was the time when Germany was conquered by the Nazis. This being controlled by Hitler and the Nazi Party during that time.
Nuclear Weapon:
A missile or bomb that has nuclear energy inside of it to make a big explosion.
Explanation:
The reason why "C). They feared Germany was trying to develop nuclear weapons" is the correct answer because the scientists were scared of developing nuclear weapons.
During the time, scientists who were in Germany mostly did not want to follow the commands of the Nazis, since they were not for them. MOST of the people that were part of the Nazi party were mostly doing it just to stay alive, because if they denied orders from the Nazis, they would've been killed, so they had no other choice because they wanted to stay alive. But for scientists, it would be nearly impossible to deny the work of making bombs for the Nazis.
This was a very scary thing, a nuclear bomb could wipe out thousands of people. If Germany were ever to get a hold of a nuclear bomb, they would've abused it and probably bomb all of their enemies, which is dangerous for many people living in other countries. The good thing is that the Nazis never got a chance to get a hold of nuclear bombs, which kept countries standing till this day. These nuclear bombs would've wiped out all of Germany's enemies, and the world wouldn't be the same if they had nuclear weapons. Nazi Germany fell before they could get a hold of nuclear weapons, and that was a really good thing for many countries. Scientists were scared to make nuclear bombs for the Nazis, so they fled out of the country and went to the United States, where they're not forced to do anything that they don't want to do.
Why the other answer choices are incorrect:
The reason why answer choice "A). They did not think Germany was paying attention to their work" is incorrect because:
Germany was actually paying attention to the work that scientists were doing, which would help them become more advanced. Since they noticed all of the work that the scientists were doing, they would've asked them to help them to make nuclear bombs, to bomb other enemy countries. Â This was also not a reason they fled the country, since they had a lot of work during the Nazi Germany time.This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "B). They did not think Germany wanted to develop nuclear weapons. " is incorrect because:
The scientist knew that Germany were wanting to develop Nuclear weapons, and the people that they were going to go to were the scientists, since they were the ones that has to figure out how nuclear works and what could make it diffuse in a bomb. They left because they knew Germany wanted to make nuclear bombs, and they didn't want to make them. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.
The reason why answer choice "D). They feared Germany would pass the US in industrial production." is incorrect because:
This was not a topic that was important during the times of Nazi controlling Germany. The U.S was very stabled in the industrial production, to where the U.S was getting a lot of profit from it, so Germany had no chance to catch up to the level the U.S is at. This was also not a reason why the scientists fled the country.If Germany was paying the U.S industrial production, then they would've stayed because Germany would be successful if they were to beat the U.S in industrial production.
-Julie
