Atomic Bomb Position Paper Was the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary? No‚ it was not. Neither of the two cities were military targets. Both cities had more civilians than troops. This would also mean that we broke the rules of war. We bombed innocent civilians. This‚ according to multiple documents of war‚ is illegal. Especially since the towns had no means of defending themselves. Bombing these towns also started the Cold war arms race. Everyone wanted the atomic bomb
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Vishaal Gupta Mr. Decarlo AP US July 23 2010 Creating Tensions in Colonial Society After the different European nations colonized the Americas‚ societies began to sprout in those colonies. They were very similar to those societies that had been going on for centuries in Europe. There were governments‚ workers‚ schools‚ and hospitals. Issues began to come about in these societies due to revolts and rebellions by the people. They were unhappy with the way they were treated and their life style
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History 121 1 November 2013 How Alexander Hamilton Was Involved With the Federalist Papers During the middle of 1700’s‚ Americans were unhappy with British rule‚ to show their unhappiness they established the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4‚ 1776. After the Declaration of Independence‚ the Articles of Confederation were passed but had a weak central government because congress could not levy taxes. Therefore‚ the government did
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victorious and highly regarded government through means of social‚ economic and political reforms‚ as well as ambitious personal and strategic decisions that have successfully remained influential to American society today and maintained his image as a prominent historic leader. Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd President of America from 1933 – 1945‚ eminent historian Sean J Savage articulated that Roosevelt remained a central figure in world events during the 20th Century‚ leading the United States
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How does the film shown reflect the time in which it was made‚ and satirise American stereotypes‚ views‚ and society? “Redneck”‚ “woolhat”‚ “hillbilly”‚ “clodhopper”‚ and “white trash” are some of the terms that used to derogate the southerners. The movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby shows us the typical American stereotypes on southerners and the French. Even in 2006 (which is the year the film was made)‚ it shows the ignorance of Americans‚ particularly the southerners.
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Do you agree with Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier’s quote‚ "As the‚ 19th century was that of the United States‚ so I think the 20th century shall be filled by Canada." Yes‚ the 20th century was filled by Canada. Canada did a lot of development during the 20th century and everyone tried their best to do great things for Canada. The 20th century was filled by Canada’s participation in one of the their successful battles named Vimy Ridge in World War One‚ Canada’s role in women’s right‚ and the 14th
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during 1777; this battle was between the American and the British. The Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point for both countries mostly because this battle was fought for the freedom of the American colonies and for France to become allies with America. During the war many other nations supported the Americans with food‚ money and most importantly with a powerful Navy. Since the American Revolution began the British were the most powerful nation‚ but the Americans won the battle‚ which made
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and unity necessary for an independent country to flourish. In the early colonial days‚ there was absolutely no colonial unity. The colonies actually saw themselves as rivals‚ competing for land and trading rights. This left them defenseless against attacks by the Indians and the French. The first attempt at creating colonial unity was made by Benjamin Franklin in 1754‚ after the start of the French and Indian War. This was called the Albany Plan. The Albany Plan called for an intercolonial government
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The Wall Street Crash was the main reason Hitler got into power. Do you agree? Even before the Great War‚ Hitler had an extremist mind set about politics and the world around him. He carried this dream until he joined the German workers party (Nazi party); from this point on‚ he used the Nazi party to reach the position of chancellor within the Reichstag. Through the use of the idealistic policies of the Nazi party‚ and using global economic climate and world affairs to finally reach the position
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The transportation revolution was the period in which steam power‚ railroads‚ canals‚ roads‚ and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation‚ beginning in the 1830s. This allowed Americans to travel across the country and transport goods into new markets that weren’t previously available. Shipping costs were lowered as much as 90 percent in this era‚ which gave a big boost to trade and the settlement of new areas of land. The key to development of the west was a good transportation system‚
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