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Astore, William J. Manhattan Project: World War II. http://worldatwar.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/75022?terms=Manhattan+Project. Web. 12. Jan. 2011. This web article is a secondary source, written by William J. Astore. He is a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and professor of history at the Naval Postgraduate School. He currently teaches at Pennsylvania College of Technology. In this article, Astore describes how the Manhattan Project started and an overview of the atomic bombs that were dropped in Japan. I used this source because this is from a credible and reliable source and because this article tells us how the atomic bombs were made; giving us background info on the atomic bombs itself.

Smith, S.E. "What was the Cold War?" //WiseGeek//. Ed. Bronwyn Harris. N.p., 4 Dec. 2010. Web. 19 Jan. 2011. . This article, written by S.E. Smith, was a primary source used in creating the 'Drop The Bombs' part of the website. It explains what the Cold War was and what it was about, including a number of important events. There are also other branches of this web page explaining specific parts of the Cold War.

"The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline." //The History Place//. N.p., 1996. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. . This webpage, written by a company called "The History Place" is a primary source of the historical background page. It briefly summarizes the events from the end of WWI to the end of WWII. Used so that we could learn the basic events of the war, and important dates. We also got the two pictures on the 'Drop the Bombs' page from this source.

Trueman, Chris. "Operation Downfall." HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. . This web article is a secondary source written by Chris Trueman . He taught History and Politics at a major secondary school in England for the last 26 years. Chris graduated with a BA (Honours) in History from Aberystwyth University, Wales in 1979 and started this website in 2000. Trueman talks about how Operation Downfall was planned out and what would've happened if the atomic bombs hadn't been dropped. I used to website as a reference for the alternate history in this website.