I think that it is justified. One reason I think it is justified is that it saved Japanese and American lives. It saved Japanese lives because it shortened the war which would of killed more than 18‚000 soldiers. Millions of Japanese soldiers would have been killed if they had more battles. Also that was the most number of soldiers that had died in one battle‚ 6‚800‚ of The battle of Iwo Jima. The US then got worried about the soldiers so President Truman decided that he had no other choice than
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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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Mass destruction‚ radioactive contamination‚ and certain mortality were the United States way of showcasing its barbaric dominance to the entire world. But could these merciless attacks and devastating effects ever truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888)
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corruption of a government‚ and that is exactly what the Haitians did. The Haitian revolution from 1791-1804 was the most successful slave revolt in history. With every revolution comes questions such as; why did they revolt? What lead to the revolt? Were they successful? What was the end result of the revolution? The revolution of the French colony of St. Domingue‚ now known as Haiti‚ was justified because the Haitians formed a new state with a new successful government‚ they separated from France‚ and
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SukWoo Lee Period 2 1/19/13 Position paper Imperialism Justified During the end of the 19th century after the war and trying to recuperate‚ America had gone into a state of expansionism. The never ending change with the economy‚ agriculture and the industrial growth. Democratic National Platform‚ 1900 states “We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire…” With this new sense of power‚ expanding for the Americans was inevitable. The spreading of the “good” word of God with
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more issues. Johnny IS justified in what he did and is not not guilty because Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. He was trying to protect Ponyboy‚ and defend himself in case something worse was going to happens to both of them. Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. For an example‚ “His eyes were huger than I’d ever seen them. “‘I killed him‚’ he said slowly. “I killed that boy.” Bob‚ the handsome soc‚ was lying there in the moonlight
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Was America justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? On august 6th 1945‚ an atomic bomb named little bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima Japan‚ a blast which was over 6‚000 degrees Celsius where over 70‚000 people were killed instantly and over 20‚000 killed because of the aftershocks and sickness. (Bbc.co.uk‚2015) People’s eyes came out of their sockets‚ and peeled skin hung from their body. Their ashes left shadows on the wall and floors of Hiroshima. There were people who
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Nishadi Perera Davis 6747 Literature 14 May 2017 In the Woodshed: Was Sethe Justified? There is no denying the impact of slavery on African-American literature. Many black author’s ancestors arrived against their will on ships that were over-occupied. African American scholar and social historian Lerone Bennet Jr. describes slavery as "the saga of the black men whose backs were lacerated by the white men. It is the tale of the black women who were manhandled by their white masters." Morrison drew
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AISCT A.R. Grade 11 “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won
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of Shakespeare’s authorship‚ but the existence of the poet and playwright himself. Whether or not these claims can be justified has been hotly debated since the 19th century. The arguments against William Shakespeare truly writing the list of works credited under his name are quite popular‚ but rarely taken
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