In August of 1945 nuclear weapons were exploded upon the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Following these atomic bombings‚ Japan surrendered. But were the atomic bombings necessary to save Allied lives and end Japan’s threat to world peace while avoiding a deadly invasion of the Japanese mainland? The following account summarizes the events that led to Japan’s surrender in World War II and then considers other means of achieving Japan’s surrender. The second half of this article‚ which
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Poverty‚ hunger‚ and forced to pay the government taxes. These are the reasons for a rebellion‚ they say‚ because their voices was not heard. They had no other choice than to resort to violence to catch the government’s attention‚ did they? No‚ they did have other choices other than violence‚ and their voices were heard. There was a reason for the government’s reaction of ignoring. First‚ let us look at the choices the people could have taken before rebelling. They could have actually helped the
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being the atomic bomb)‚ Americans were fascinated with science and the potential of the scientific community to solve the problems that were plaguing the country. The scientific community was promoting a “save the world” complex‚ and the American people believed in the power of science. In the 1940s‚ the scientific community came up with a solution to a big problem. Malaria was common throughout third world countries‚ so DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane‚ a powerful pesticide) was brought in
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Malcolm X Malcolm X was one of the most iconic figures of 20th century America. He is often grouped with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ because both men were involved in the civil-rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However‚ these two men were drastically different. While King preached about nonviolence and equal rights‚ Malcolm X condoned violence as a means to get what one wants. While Malcolm X was justified in some of his endeavors‚ his philosophy as a whole was unhealthy and damaged
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VI. Bacon’s Rebellion A. Berkeley’s fears of the freedmen were justified. B. In 1676‚ sparked not by a Dutch invasion but by an Indian attack‚ rebellion swept Virginia. C. It began almost as Berkeley had predicted‚ when a group of volunteer Indian fighters turned from a fruitless expedition against the Indians to attack their rulers. D. Bacon’s Rebellion was the largest popular rising in the colonies before the American Revolution. Sooner or later nearly everyone in Virginia got in on it‚ but it
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When President Harry Truman made the decision to drop the first ever atomic bomb‚ did he saves lives or did he create a whole new Pandora’s box that we would continue to struggle with today? After gathering facts and meeting with our Allies such as the Soviet Union‚ he believed that dropping the atomic bomb would make the Japanese surrender quickly saving lives in the long run. There were many factors that went into the decision that President Truman made. After the bloody battles of Iwo
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article “If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used‚” Compton attempts to persuade readers that the atomic bombings were needed im to stop the war from causing further destruction. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary in order to stop the war. Karl T. Compton builds his argument in hopes to appeal to the audience’s emotional standpoint or pathos. Compton’s use of pathos was evident on the first page third paragraph in which he wrote “ I believe‚ that the atomic bombs saved hundreds
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Knee Massacre was one of the biggest and most violent confrontations between the Native Americans and the American people and government. It claimed as many as 300 or more of the 350 Indian lives in Wounded Knee Creek‚ South Dakota‚ and half of those killed were women and children. It was the final major clash between the Native Americans and the U.S. military‚ and it finally proved that white men are the “true savages” of humankind. Yes‚ the Native Americans’ resistance was justified. White Americans
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adversaries were pushing in on all borders and spies were rampant on the streets. To defend from internal enemies‚ prominent French leader Robespierre enacted the Reign of Terror. Anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and executed. (doc. G) The Reign of Terror was not justified because the threats to France externally and internally did not warrant the methods used. Those suspected of being spies or opposers of war during the French revolution were quickly tried and unjustly executed
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected.“ The atomic bomb was a crucial And an enormous event in history. People’s actions can affect everyone; good or bad. Globally‚ the atom bomb affected everyone socially‚ economically‚ psychologically. To start with‚ it was the only nuclear attack in history and was known as “The Manhattan Project” because they were committed to speeding up the process in which They would build an atomic bomb. They dropped nuclear weapons on Japanese cities of Nagasaki and
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