Erin Garcia Social Studies P6 Due: November 4 DBQ Progressive Era Essay Where will you put your milion dollars? Did you know that there is an underside to America that people do not talk about? During 1900’s to 1920 in America‚ there have been many troubles in which a reform movement called Progressivism is working to try and fixing these problems. Accordingly to Aunt Bessie where will you put your million dollars? is the task at
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justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? On august 6th 1945‚ an atomic bomb named little bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima Japan‚ a blast which was over 6‚000 degrees Celsius where over 70‚000 people were killed instantly and over 20‚000 killed because of the aftershocks and sickness. (Bbc.co.uk‚2015) People’s eyes came out of their sockets‚ and peeled skin hung from their body. Their ashes left shadows on the wall and floors of Hiroshima. There were people who died in less
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first to create one that was full-functioning. In the summer of 1945‚ President Truman decided‚ after consulting with his advisors‚ that the atomic bomb would be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Due to Japan’s persistent refusal to surrender‚ the atomic bomb’s use on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the quickest way to end the war‚ making the atomic bomb’s use justifiable. Although it would prove deadly to the Japanese‚ the atomic bomb was also the
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Hiroshima Pearl Harbour was one of the most terrible acts in history. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombed a naval base in Hawaii that was called Pearl Harbor. After this incident the U.S. declared decided to declare war on Japan. After a number of years in battle the U.S. was forced to make a major decision to invade Japan or use the atomic bomb. The U.S chose to drop Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan because they wanted to completely end the war with Japan. The U.S. thought this would end the war
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Ariana Biagioni DBQ: Topic A: The Ancient Near East November 24‚ 2013 Professor Goldman During the time of Dynasty 18 in Egypt‚ many religious‚ economic‚ and social connections were created amongst the various regions in the Near East. In these regions‚ new groups of people‚ religions‚ and empires were formed. The Near East helped surface civilization. It established centralized governments‚ law codes‚ and writing systems. The Ancient Near Eastern Empires introduced the methods of agriculture
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Kyle Whisman Government – B1 2/15/15 DBQ The definition of democracy is “a form of government where the supreme power is vested within the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The main principles of democracy include majority rule with minority rights‚ competing political parties‚ individual liberty‚ and free elections. These ideals have been the foundation of American democracy since the Declaration of Independence. However‚ other democracies value
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Although the use of the bomb killed many innocent civilians it also saved many lives because if the bomb had not dropped the war would have gone on with more air raids and more attacks on cities and many soldiers on both sides would have died. If the US had not dropped the atomic bomb the nuclear arms race would have would have went on and the standards would have been different and it may not have been just two cities but an entire country. The U.S. Went through all the pros and cons of dropping
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overcome those hard times with hope. As a community‚ we can eaisly put our elf before others and take a positive oulook to advance our future. Putting yourself before others is a great way to have a hopeful future. In John Hersey’s touching novel; Hiroshima‚ a man namd Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto saves the lives of many. He is a true hero “After the storm‚ Mr.Tanimoto began ferrying people across the river again.”(Hersey 39). Mr.Tanimoto is working to make a hopeful future by putting himself before others
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past to grow our communities in the spirit of a hopeful future by being courageous and humane. Courage in a situation where there is destruction and suffering can be exceedingly strenuous to have‚ but it is important so that people can be aided. In Hiroshima by John Hersey‚ Mr. Tanimoto showed courage through moving the injured to refuge‚ in the middle of disastrous conditions. “Mr. Tanimoto found about twenty men and women on the sandspit. He drove the boat onto the bank and urged them to get aboard
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“Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the gun down” – Malcolm X. Sometime you should make people suffer because without suffering people will never learn from their mistakes. After Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 bringing an end to the European conflict‚ United States still had the major battle to win with Japan. In 7 December 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor killing more than 2400 soldiers and civilians. The trauma made by Japan attack was still fresh for Americans
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