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In History / High School | 2014-11-24

The initial effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were:

A. There was heavy damage only within a mile of the bomb's impact.
B. The entire city was razed to the ground with nothing left standing.
C. There was a cloud of fallout that spread far and wide beyond Japan.
D. There was destruction of the centers, and only a few structures were left standing.

Asked by HenrietteBakerville

Answer (3)

The entire cities were decimated. There was absolutely nothing left of them. There was a massive cloud that far and wide but it doesn't change the fact everything was demolished

Answered by leasha09 | 2024-06-10

The destruction of both cities leaving only a few structures standing. ;

Answered by incognitablogger | 2024-06-12

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in massive destruction, with entire city centers razed and only a few structures remaining. The immediate death toll was catastrophic, with 80,000 killed in Hiroshima and tens of thousands more in Nagasaki. Therefore, the chosen answer is D: There was destruction of the centers, and only a few structures were left standing.
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Answered by incognitablogger | 2024-12-26