carefully with terms such as ‘war crime’. At this time there were no written laws of war. The major Colonial Powers could legitimise massacres simply by telling their counterparts that they were acting in humanity’s interests. Cromwell it seems‚ always emphasized that it was wrong to allow for the unnecessary spilling of blood. He did this wherever he went in Ireland‚ but it was also something he did during the Anglo-Spanish war. Cromwell justified fighting in the war with Spain because of the ‘millions
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France was a policy that was known to be horrific. Even though this ideology was violent in nature‚ Robespierre thought that it was completely justified. Robespierre made very clear that the interests of the Republic were of utmost importance. He described how there were both internal and external forces working to dismantle the Republic‚ and that the supporters of the Republic should value reason while the Republic’s enemies should experience terror. He made a point that terror in this case was not
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followed a formalized legal procedure‚ but that gradually broke down. The accused were denied by lawyers. Conviction based on patriotic "intuition" rather than evidence was allowed. In Paris‚ while some members of the upper classes were acquitted‚ the Tribunal sentenced 2‚750 to death.” ("Document E." The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified?) The revolutionaries were betraying their principles by not providing adequate due process for the accused. This led to the unjust killing of innocent people. Some
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“America’s wars have often been controversial” (Roden 317). The Mexican- American War was not an exception to this rule. Many Mexicans felt that they were cheated their land. On the other hand‚ the US felt it was their destiny to conquer the whole North American continent and Mexico was in the way of their greatness (Roden 317). The belief in Manifest Destiny‚ that the USA started the conflict‚ and that the US had no right to Texas are all reasons that the US was not justified in taking about half
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demonstration had been ludicrous.I believe that the actions of the authorities had been justified. This is because‚ the authorities and government had the fear of a communist uprising much like that of Russia in 1917‚ the potential conflict between the two sides with and against the argument‚ and the strikers had been causing many cases of property damage. Firstly‚ the reason the actions of the authorities had been indeed justified‚ is due to the fear of a communist revolution much like that of Russia’s in
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Slavery has been around ever since the early 1600s in America. The very first slaves were shipped to the North American colony to help with plantation. Slavery was entrenched in the southern colonies because of the demand of workers for cultivating crops and it was justified by plantation owners through religion‚ however many African Americans gained their freedom by rebelling. Although slavery had already existed in America‚ it became deeply rooted in the southern economy‚ politics‚ and culture
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Was Appeasement a ‘Mistake’? H/W 07.03.13 There are many arguments for and against appeasement before WW2. Appeasement was a policy between Britain‚ France and Germany. The policy meant that the allies would give Germany what they wanted as long as they didn’t start a war or cause trouble. The Dictionary definition of appeasement is: (Government‚ Politics & Diplomacy) the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace. Many people now
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not America should have fought in the Vietnam war has been unclear for many decades. There are many different opinions that say‚ we should of fought for Vietnam to be free‚ we should of remained neutral‚ but the United States government threw their support behind the French so they could maintain their colonial empire. America did this out of their fear of communism spreading to South Vietnam and to stop the spreading worldwide. Although the Vietnam War and the decisions that happened occurred more
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“Is war ever justified?” The history of war is as old as the first murder.It is a heinous act which is usually performed either for defend‚wealth or property.To those of us who are horrified by war‚ it is easy to say at once that war is never justified and will totally disagree with this topic. Nevertheless‚ there are some circumstances in which going to war are justified. Like the war against Jews by Palestinian‚ war against Indian army by Kashmiries is justified. So I totally agree with this
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George Washington once said: “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means for preserving peace.” As much of an irony it is‚ war is needed to safeguard our amity and to ensure that the balance of power will not be disturbed. The idea of war has been received with countless different altercations. In history‚ we learned that governments have glorified war to recruit young men to join the army by using propaganda. Soldiers who have died for their country were depicted as heroes‚ fighting
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