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 and 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 left standing

The correct answer is D) there was destruction of the centers and only a few structures left standing.

The initial effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "there was destruction of the centers and only a few structures left standing."

United States President Harry S. Truman ordered the Air Force to launch the atomic bomb over Japanese towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first bomb was launched on August 6, 1945, over Hiroshima. The second one over Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945. Millions of people died. Japan had to surrender and the Allies won World War II. Many people and scholars have questioned the decisions of using the atomic bomb. But some supporters of the idea had said that it was the only way to avoid a long and destructive war against Japan.