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=Effect of the Bomb on the People=

When the bomb was dropped it effected the people of Hiroshima's lives greatly. For some of them, the blinding white flash was the last thing they saw, others suffered for days before they finally passed away without help or proper medical care, and those who managed to stay alive, had to live with the graphic pictures of what happened for the rest of their lives. People's homes and belongings were all destroyed, and they were left with next to nothing.

"Little Boy" was dropped without any warning to the people of Hiroshima. The closer to the center of the explosion, the less likely it was to survive. The blinding white light was the only warning the people had to take cover. Some were not lucky enough to be far enough to escape the vaporizing chemicals and their body's were vaporized away by the radiation. Out of those who survived the explosion, the ones who were injured were forced to suffer for days with proper medical attention while they waited for help or death to come to them. And for those who lived without any injuries had to run around and do their best to help those who were injured. All of the survivors had to live the rest of their lives with the images of this horrific event in their minds.

Besides effecting those who where there during the immediate attack, it effected the people of Japan for years to come. The radiation from the bomb was absorbed in the earth, in the water they drank and the soil where they grow their food, and in the bodies of survivors. Babies were born with all types of cancer.

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