The first bomb was dropped on August 6‚ 1945 The Russians declared war on Japan on August 9‚ 1945 (at 12.00am) The second bomb was dropped on August 9‚ 1945 (at 8.30am) Japan surrendered on August 15‚ 1945 Clearly from these dates‚ the atomic bombs played little to no role in Japan’s surrender. If the second bomb played a key role in Japan’s surrender‚ the date of Japan’s surrender would’ve been sooner than August 15‚ 1945 (which was a whole 7 days after the second bomb was dropped). Japan
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Stephen Hayes 12-3-14 English Comp I Mrs. Daniels Texting While Driving is Dangerous A split second is all it takes to send a text. A split second is all it takes to end a life. Most of us don’t think of the dangers that can occur when sending a text while driving. Imagine a sixteen year old teenager‚ driving on the roads; all of a sudden the teen receives a text from a friend. A split second later‚ an accident occurs; the teen that couldn’t wait to send a text has just slammed into the back of
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Introduction/ Thesis Statement In 1973 the Arab countries of Egypt and Syria‚ who were still upset over their humiliating defeat by in Israeli forces during the Six Day War in 1967 planned a military attack on Israel. While their intent was not to destroy the country of Israel‚ they did want to weaken Israel’s power and reclaim the lands that they had lost during the Six Days War. The lands that the Arabs wished to reclaim were the Suez Peninsula and Golan Heights. Israel had stated that they would
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The cause of WWII World war II is a very difficult time to unravel. It all started as the treaty of Versailles threatened to demolish Germany completely. Various political parties competed with each other‚ trying to gain the upper hand‚ which would allow them to take control of Germany and gain power. However these parties weren’t enough to convince the people that Germany could be revived gain. After the First World War Germany was accused of starting of it and thus in the treaty of Versailles
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1 | | Portfolio 1 Covarrubias/ Cruz | 03/18/13 | Section 1: 1900-1930 C. How did the Great Depression affect Mexican Americans differently than other Americans? Explain the multiple impacts endured by the Mexican Americans. After WWI money was being spent three times the rate of tax collection and soon the government began to cut spending in the 1920’s. This then resulted in the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a massive economic crisis that was held over a period of ten
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for harms that come about because of jurisdictional question among themselves‚ and required union pioneers to take a noncommunist vow. Taft-Hartley was only one of a few snags that impeded the development of composed work in the years taking after WWII. The CIO’s "Operation Dixie‚" attempted to unionize southern material laborers and steelworkers. It bombed in 1948
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The First World War spanned four years and involved many nation states. Like United States of America Entered the war on 6 April 1917‚ United Kingdom Entered the war on 4 August 1914‚ South Africa Entered the war on 4 August 1914‚ Serbia Entered the war on 28 July 1914‚ Russia Entered the war on 1 August 1914‚ Romania Entered the war on 27 August 1916‚ etc. Major General Nathanael Greene‚ Colonel Henry Knox‚ Brigadier General Hugh Mercer were Washington’s Lieutenants. Battle of Trenton: Background
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Red Light Cameras Red light cameras were designed to protect law-abiding citizens from those who take risks in running red lights. Without having the man power to sit on a corner twenty-four hours a day seven days a week‚ it would be physically impossible to catch violators who felt they could get away with running lights in the middle of the night and not get caught. Many people feel the use of red light cameras violate personal rights and Constitutional rights. The purpose of having red light
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Women for the Win! Women served an important role in WWII. They not only took the challenge and stepped up to take the places of the men off fighting in the war to work in factories‚ but they also fought side by side with those risking their lives and fighting for their country. They were needed everywhere during the war. There were an unbelievable amount of job opportunities for women during the war and many supported the brave acts of voluntary enlistment. “‘A woman’s place is in the home’
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*Allies first important victory: The Battle of Coral Sea- Northwest of Australia; May 7-8‚ 1942. -American forces first turned back the previously unstoppable Japanese fleet. *Battle of Midway; Four day battle. Extremely victorious. American navy destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one; regaind control of the central Pacific. *America took the offensive side in the Solomon Islands to the east of New Guinea. *Guadalcanal- Battle of terrible ferocity and savagery
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