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    Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the

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    Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen

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    The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today I will be talking about the bombings that ended World War II ‚ The plane that dropped it‚ the destruction that followed‚ and issues that were dependent on the weather. The bombings had code names. Hiroshimas code was ‘Little Boy’‚ Nagasakis code name was ‘Fat Man’. The bombings took place on August 6th‚ 1945 they had different locations where they might drop the bombs‚ it all depended on whether the target had clear weather. So hours before

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    bomb that completely obliterated both cities. Many believe that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were turning points of the war in Japan. Many people say that this bomb could have saved many lives as well as save the United States economy. However‚ I believe otherwise. Although at first glance‚ it may seem that the Atomic bomb was essential to ending the war in Japan‚ a deeper look into the topic reveals otherwise. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely unnecessary as the bombs

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    decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender the war . The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. military: targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ did not give Japan enough time to respond to the first bombing‚ (4) did not experience as many casualties than Japan. Many people say that the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unjustified because the U.S. targeted

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    Many people have remembered the unfortunate events of the Sandhurst Road School bombing as a drastic and tragic act of wickedness. The Sandhurst Road School bombing occurred at a ‘big’ and ‘imposing’ school on Minard Road in Catford‚ South East London on Wednesday 20th January 1943 when a German fighter-bomber dropped a ‘500kg’ bomb on the school at approximately 12:30pm. The resulting explosion killed ‘32 children and 6 staff and 60 others injured’ many buried under rubble. Later on a further six

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    Hiroshima’s atomic bombing Educating ourselves on events in world history may not prevent the present and future leaders from making the same mistakes‚ and neither will it accomplish utter tranquility and peace among all countries. It is however an important tool for us individuals to understand the results of each event‚ and how they came to shape the structures of nations and their relationships with each other today. The bombing of Hiroshima is an event that has impacted the United States and

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    The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki- Genocide Essay Genocide‚ as defined in the Oxford Dictionairy states‚ “the deliberate killing of a large group of people‚ especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.” Ultranationalism is defined as “extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one state or people above all others.” Ultranationalism and genocide go very hand in hand with eachother. The extreme nationalism that is a main charasteristic of ultrantionalism can lead to a very

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    and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev age 26 committed a series of bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon event on April 15‚ 2013. Dzhokhar along with his brother planted bombs around the event killing three people and injuring around 280 others. Dzhokhar’s brother Tamerlan was killed a manhunt following the attack. Later Dzhokhar would be sentenced to death on June 24‚ 2015. During his trial still images of the moments of the bombing along with a message written inside of a boat where Dzhokhar sought

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    United States should of dropped the bombs‚ is still a common topic in today’s world. Although‚ many perceive the pain and grueling effect the weapons had on Japan to subside the justifiable argument. Therefore‚ the two reasons that the United States bombing on Japan was morally incorrect was the negative health factors and the destruction it caused in the hibakusha lives.

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