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    It is 1945‚ at the end of World War II‚ America is at the final stages of deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan or not. There are many factors that have been taken into consideration based off of the economic stress‚ the losses and the constant pressure to fight for democracy across the communistic nations. The factors that justified the government in creating The Manhattan Project are morally justified in commitment to the American people for the great loss in Pearl Harbor and among the many

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    1619‚ and Asano was appointed the daimyo of this area. Under Asano rule‚ the city prospered‚ developed‚ and expanded‚ with few military conflicts or disturbances.[4] Asano’s descendants continued to rule until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.[5] Hiroshima served as the capital of Hiroshima Domain during the Tokugawa period. [edit]Imperial period Hiroshima Commercial Museum 1915 After the han was abolished in 1871‚ the city became the capital of Hiroshima prefecture. Hiroshima became a major urban

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    Question: Assess the Origins of the Second World War The origins of the Second World War are of key assessment. It was a global war lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations‚ including all of the great powers‚ in turn eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis. However the war was fought due to the basis of three main principles. The first principle was Hitler’s expansion of Germany‚ the second being the role of appeasement‚ as

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    known to be one of the most influential of Soviet Union. Lenin is known as the “father figure” and the creator of communist USSR. After Lenin’s rule in Soviet Union‚ Stalin began to rule the Soviet Union for approximately three decades. I consider Lenin’s program better than Lenin‚ but It should not be said that Lenin was unwilling to use violence. Seasants’ harvests were forcibly demanded by the state‚ because of his idea that it would all go to the State‚ evenly distributed. Sadly‚ Russia faced a

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    The Second World War ultimately began because Germany wanted to avenge its loss in the first World War. Fascism became popular in Italy and Germany during this time. In Germany‚ Hitler wanted to take over German speaking countries surrounding Germany‚ such as Austria‚ and parts of Czechoslovakia. Although‚ he was offered an appeasement‚ Hitler broke his promise and he demanded to get those countries back. Hitler and the German army started spreading across Europe‚ killing thousands of civiians.

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    There was a flash of light so powerful it could be called a sun. An explosion so powerful it turned sand into glass. A sound so loud that it was heard 100 miles away. The world’s first atomic bomb had just exploded. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the United States nuclear development project. It was lead by Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer‚ who was the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The program was hurried

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    If not for atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ perhaps great directors like Yasujiro Ozu‚ Akira Kurosawa would not surfaced out‚ and golden age of Japan’s cinema would never be revealed. Techniques from these great directors would have not been discovered or ‘re-invented’ into something more innovative. Director such as Kenji Mizoguchi whom uses both directors’ camera technique mentioned above‚ would not appeared if the war wasn’t there. In 1940‚ Japan joined the Axis powers Germany and

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    Currently the United States government has allocated about 6.28% ($69.98 billion) of federal funds to education as compared to 53.71% ($598.49 billion) to military and defense (National Priorities Project). As of 2013 the United States ranks 17th worldwide in overall education of developed nations (Zhao). What used to be a country of great minds and free thinkers has turned into an average country due to cultural and societal changes. Education is an integral part of society yet only 80% of kid’s

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    relentless fighting were known as World War II. America allied with Great Britain‚ France (except during German occupation)‚ the Soviet Union‚ and China as they fought against many challenges during the war. In 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu Hawaii. The Japanese managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels‚ as well as planes‚ and much more. In the midst of this pondering‚ Roosevelt passed‚ and Truman was thrown into presidency. The ongoing

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    The United States Military has always been an influential and important part of my life growing up as child. My grandfather was a Marine who fought in the battle of Okinawa during World War II and he has always instilled a deep sense of pride and respect for my country in me. As a child‚ I dreamt that one day I would have the honor and the opportunity of becoming a member of the United States military and make him proud. Today‚ I serve in the United States Army as a Non-Commissioned Officer and I

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