Jarrod Shappell VanOver/Kyle American Studies 6/7 6 April 2001 The Atomic Bomb No one knows exactly how many people were killed in the initial blast, because thousands disappeared without a trace. The official estimates vary between seventy thousand and eighty thousand. Many more were injured. Thousands died after days, months, and years later from radiation effects of the atomic bomb. This explosion, that was used to end World War II, is one of the most controversial subjects …showed first 75 words of 1712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1712 total…-- to behave as if it were irrelevant -- until the USSR could produce one of its own"(Hamby). If the Germans had won that race they probably would have used it continuously in Russia and Britain until Hitler got what he wanted which was world domination and the extinguishing of the Jewish race. (McNully) Truman's fear of the soviet advancement was a factor in his decision, and once again justifies that decision. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**