Can the bombing of Dresden be justified? Dresden was Germanys 7th largest city at the time of the war. Historically‚ Dresden had been northern Germany’s cultural centre – a city filled with museums and historic buildings. The Frauenkirche Cathedral was one of the world’s famous buildings. Dresden was also an extremely important industrial area‚ which was something that the allies really did not want‚ but before February 1945 Dresden was a peaceful country and there were not any threats from the
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the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not give Japan enough time to respond‚ (4) did not experience as many casualties than Japan. Many say that the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unjustified because the U.S. targeted cities that were populated by civilians. According
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about 80 minutes after the bombing. The prosecution hopes to show at the trial that the plugs tested positive for NG‚ or nitroglycerine‚ which is used in high explosives and the production of dynamite‚ and EGDN‚ or ethylene glycol dinitrate‚ also used in dynamite. In addition‚ they plan to provide testimony that the residue traces found on the plugs are "consistent with" PETN‚ or pentaerythritol tetranitrate‚ a high-explosive compound that frequently has been found in bombings. McVeigh’s jeans. The left
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murdered and were not given sufficient time to surrender from the area. Consequently‚ the Japanese were defeated before and they were attempting to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the unsuccessful bombing with conventional weapons. This would be the reason that the bombing was not useful. Physicist Leo Szilard came up with a petition to give to President Truman that was in disagreement that as scientific men‚ they have no proprietary privileges. Therefore‚ it is true that they are
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I. Manhatten Project (C)before German & Japanese‚ Pearl Harbor opportunity‚ Japan already defeat‚ Hiroshima (70‚000)‚ Nagasaki (40‚000)‚ “complete destruction” “utter destruction” a. Through many see the bombing as immoral‚ the atomic bombings actually saved lives of both Japanese and U.S. people‚ weakened Japan who wasn’t as innocent as many believed‚ and ended the devastating WW II. II. Save many lives a. U.S.A. i. No invasion of Japan ii. Many casualties: battles
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Caroline Woodrome COM 135 MC Professor Jarvis April 24‚ 2012 Oklahoma City Bombing Prayer Service Address At 9:02 a.m. on April 19‚ 1995‚ a 5‚000-pound bomb‚ hidden inside a Ryder truck‚ exploded just outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people‚ 19 of whom were children (Rosenburg‚ 2011). On April 23‚ four days after the bombing‚ President Bill Clinton addressed the public and gave an effective‚ excellent
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the war was still going strong and Japan wasn’t showing no sign of surrender. The war was costing a lot of American lives‚ the end was nowhere near‚ and Japan citizen were loyal to their Emperor and the war. So‚ I would be explaining why I think bombing Hiroshima with was the right thing to do to end World War II. The US was entering its third year in the
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Written By: Nicholas Phandoe World War II began on September 1st‚ 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland and then ended on September 2nd‚ 1945 with the signing of the surrender documents from Japan aboard the American Battleship USS Missouri. During the course of 1941 when the US joined WWII‚ and 1945 when it ended over 291‚000 US American
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Although Americans thought the camps were a good idea at the time to prevent another attack Japanese Americans. Did President Roosevelt take his powers to an extent? Briefly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ authorities took Japanese Americans to the 10 different stations called internment camps. Out of 112‚000 about 70‚000 were Japanese Americans. This living situation lasted about two years. They had no privacy whatsoever. Each housing
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United States losing the war would result in Hitler winning‚ which is everyone’s least interest. World War 2‚ is thought to a fight for humanity. Most people agree that if Hitler wins‚ that the world is going downhill from there. This is why the bombing has been justified. In my opinion‚ I believe that using nuclear weapons against Japan is necessary to end the war. If we do not drop the bomb‚ and we invade Japan instead‚ millions of soldiers will lose their lives. If we care about our country and
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