The Japanese officers had sat down to eat when they realized one of their own was gone. One of them left in search for “Gandhi”. He was found sitting‚ shirtless‚ in a dark room‚ planning on how to destroy Pearl Harbor using planes and torpedoes. I do believe this person‚ along with his role‚ existed. He was portrayed as slightly insane in the movie‚ but extremely smart. Yamamoto Isoroku was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor. Before the declaration of war‚ he did not feel as though
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The civilians killed and injured by the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren’t soldiers. They were citizens‚ women and children. The US was more interested in a quick and devastating end to the war than to care for the millions of Japanese lives who were innocent. They had in their hands the weapon that was capable of bringing speed for the Japanese surrender‚ so they used it. Admiral William Leahy stated‚ “I was not taught to make wars in that fashion‚ and that wars cannot be won by destroying
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The Greatest Country in the world? Growing up in the United States‚ Americans are always told that the red‚ white‚ and blue is the greatest nation in the world. Americans beam with pride‚ at every sporting event from little kids baseball to professional football‚ as the national anthem is played. In 2011 a survey reported that 80% of Americans think it’s the greatest country in the world. Is America the greatest country in the world (American Exceptionalism)? Was it ever the greatest country? To
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One often wonders if they would be able to survive in a time of crisis‚ some spend a bunch of time and money preparing for a crisis. Survival of the fittest refers to natural selection which is “the idea that species that acquire adaptations that are favorable for their environment will pass down those adaptations to their offspring” (Scoville 1). Survival of the fittest means “the best physical specimen of the species and only those in the best shape and best health will survive in nature” (Scoville
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Raiders of the Lost Ark‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ was released in 1981 and was one of many great films with the acting role for Harrison Ford. This thrillingly comical adventure film where Dr. Indiana Jones‚ played by Harrison Ford (aka Han Solo) is a professor of archaeology and expert in ancient artifacts. He is hired by the American Government to find the Ark of the Covenant‚ which is believed to hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately‚ Germans located the site of the ark of the covenant
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Butow supports his argument by stating that the militarists’ “attitudes” eradicated any thought for surrender. Providing primary sources from Marquis Kido‚ Japanese governmental and military officials‚ Butow offers evidence that provides historians with a new perspective. The new perspective that Butow focuses on examines the terms of surrender offered to the Japanese at the Potsdam Conference. Through his investigation of the Potsdam terms‚ the author argues that Japan would have surrendered much
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Dropping the Bomb The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event‚ over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans
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When talking about WW2 and Japan‚ something that comes to mind often is the atomic bomb. Some people say it was a good thing‚ as it ended one of the worst war in history. however‚ some say that it was wrong to drop a bomb of a country that was on the verge of surrender. Proof of this statement‚ this essay will tell you. The atomic bomb was something that helped America win the war. However‚ it wasn’t something that our country absolutely needed. The United States did an awful
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Atomic Bombing President Truman’s decision of the atomic bombing has undeniably made a huge impact to world’s history events. Throughout decades‚ many individuals’ have encountered diverse explanations as to why it was necessary for the dropping of the atomic bomb. While others believe it was essential‚ some may think that it caused an enormous catastrophe‚ murdering millions of innocent civilians and produced a generation with an atrocious radiation poison. Years has passed by and it continues
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In 1946 less than a year after the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ John Hersey wrote a book that tells the stories of six different survivors of the bomb. He tells about what was happing right before the bomb was dropped‚ how they survived and tracked their lives after this tragic event. Reading through this amazing description on Hiroshima has been the only time I am not proud to be an American. Seeing the devastation that was caused by the Country I call home was really hard. Countless lives
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