that the United States was not justified to drop the atomic bombs. Theses bombs killed up to 140‚000 innocent Japanese citizens and injured thousands more. Thousands more innocent lives suffered third degree burns and many other type of injuries. The two bombs destroyed many houses‚ buildings‚ and crops. The United States also invested 2 billion dollars in these bombs. Was it worth it to kill all of these thousands of innocent lives? The United States was not justified in dropping these two atomic
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Was The US Justified in Their Actions Leading Up to and During The Nez Perce War? During the 1860s and 70s‚ US settlers killed as many as 30 Nez Perce‚ though many never stood trial. The US was not justified in their actions leading up to and during the Nez Perce War. To start off‚ the Nez Perce were left with little of their homelands. Also‚ the Nez Perce’s homeland held significant importance for them‚ as the land was where ancestors were buried and religious ceremonies performed. In addition‚
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Mexican-American war over Texas. The Mexican-American war was when Texas wanted to become a part of America‚ but Mexico was holding them back. Manifest Destiny‚ the attack on Taylor‚ and an economy benefit of the land were three ways the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico. Manifest Destiny was the idea that freedom could be spread throughout the world and into every country. That’s what America wanted. A free world. John O’Sullivan said‚ “...and checking the fulfillment of our manifest
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question. Some historians say that the appeasement wasn’t justified and that Chamberlain was a weak person while of the other hand some say that Chamberlain didn’t have any other chose. There are a number of reasons that support both of the sides. Appeasement was justified in a few ways‚ sympathy for Germany‚ the desire for peace‚ the threat of communism and the time to rearm. All of these factors explain how the appeasement was justified. Sympathy for Germany‚ was an accept that mainly concerned
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Was the bombing of Dresden justified? Justified Not Justified 2. Dresden was a very important rail centre for moving tropos‚ concentration camp prisoners and materials of war. 4. Many industrial workers lived in the very centre of the city. 5. Dresden contained factories that produced shells‚ lenses for submarine periscopes‚ aircraft radios‚ fuses for anti-aircraft shells and engines for fighter aircraft. 11. In 1934‚ Germany withdrew from the Geneva Disarmament Conference‚ refusing to support
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there needs to be world peace established. “Suicide bombings” and “ferocious retaliatory assaults” will not bring any reconciliation to the world (Staff). Instead‚ people should be trying to contain their anger for others rather than lashing out in revenge. I feel as though the Paris attacks were unethical‚ but done for a reason. This does not mean that they were appropriate and the people who killed all the Paris civilians should be punished‚ but not in a way that is immoral and will cause more death
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Is Medea Justified In Her Actions? Is the killing of anyone ever justified? Is the life of one individual more important than another? In Euripides‚ Medea‚ Medea kills the princess of Corinth‚ the king of Corinth‚ Creon‚ as well as her own children. Are her actions the actions of an insane‚ distraught person or those of wise‚ foreign‚ barbaric woman trying to protect her children? Through the story of Medea‚ Medea justifies the killing of others while several other characters portray the injustice
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Racism cannot be justified‚ because not only can we all relate to each other because we are all humans. But racism is also unloving‚ and in the end that in what is important not our ethnicity. Native american were treated badly during the colonization of the new world‚ and to this day continue to be treated poorly. Initially they were treated well by the settlers‚ but as time went on they began to be manipulated. When the Spanish came to the Americas with an unquenchable thirst for gold
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as justifiable. Racism was justified during World War II when the Japanese people‚ including Japanese American citizens‚ were degraded and poorly treated in based on the idea that anyone of Japanese decent could be a spy or harm the United States. Black racism had been prominent for years‚ and even after the slaves were emancipated‚ Jim Crow laws in the South continued to reflect the racist views white Americans had toward black Americans. These racist views were justified based on religion‚ safety
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ the thirtieth President of the United States was assassinated on November 22‚ 1963. He was shot as his motorcade drove through Dallas‚ Texas‚ by Lee Harvey Oswald. Even though some people may believe that this killing was justified‚ the assassination of JFK is unjustified because there are many conspiracy theories and the police investigation was not thorough or documented correctly. First‚ there were many conspiracy theories. Many people believed that Lee Harvey Oswald had
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