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    from Great Britain due to an underlying tyrannical theme. The colonists were upset about many things‚ but taxation without representation was the biggest. King George III taking over also worried the colonists. Colonists had a proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving the tyranny narrative. This

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    Response Two What caused the colonists to divide? Name the main issues and interests. At the eighteen century‚ European colonies developed their economies and imperial trades. But as the time pass though‚ the growth of inequality between European and native people in colonial cities became an issue. Colonists continued to local their self-government and believe themselves as imperial partners instead of subordinates. Although seemed like those colonists all have the common interests‚ local animosities

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    Was the conquest of Mexico justified? Was it the work of men carrying out God ’s will on Earth? Or was simpler than that? Was it just greed and jealousy‚ as old as Cain and Abel? This question can be debated to no end by people on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Spaniards were quick to justify their actions as fair‚ proper‚ and necessary. However‚ a more modern‚ western mind can certainly look at the events and judge them to be unjust‚ perhaps even evil – a likening to the violence and prejudice

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    man‚ right? Lots of Germans looked up to him as a leader though. Why? Hitler gained power without firing a single shot because people were desperate‚ they were afraid‚ and he denied Jewish rights. The first way Hitler rose to power was because people were desperate. People were desperate to get out of the Great Depression‚ which was terrible for Germany. They were also desperate to blame somebody or a group of people for their loss in the war and all of their current problems. Hitler blamed the

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    Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many

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    British-rule in Indian and also led India to independence; in addition‚ he inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. There was a question that everyone has been asking from wartime to recently: when is civil disobedience justified? There are a lot of civil disobedience movements around the world; everyone is willing to against his or her government; they are fighting for freedom and equal rights. In David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell‚ he expresses his opinion about “The

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    America was justified in its decision to drop Atomic weapons on Japan during World War Two’ Discuss. Towards the end of World War II‚ Japan had already been weakened by the battle of coral sea‚ but on August 6‚ 1945 an American B-29 bomber dropped a first hand developed atomic bomb on the civilian and military inhabited city of Hiroshima. 70‚000 people were killed instantly. Thousands were left heavily injured and sick. The United States had many different reasons to be justified to have dropped

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    " War on iraq was not justified" The 2003 Iraq War lasted less than three weeks. It began in the early morning hours of March 20‚ when American missiles struck Baghdad. By April 9‚ U.S. forces had advanced into Baghdad. By April 15 Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had vanished‚ and U.S. and allied officials pronounced the end of major combat operations. Although the war itself was short‚ arguments over whether it was justified had been made for months and years prior to the attack‚ and still continue

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    The Bombing In Japan America was justified for dropping the bomb on Japan during World War Two because they didn’t want to lose any more American lives. These American lives are major values to their loved ones. In this document it shows a poster saying "Avenge Pearl Harbor"(document A) by that meaning how the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor by kamikaze basically bombing the boats and tankers by crashing into them with the enemy plane. Since Japan bombed the tankers‚ United

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    Is torture ever justified? This question response automatically comes the way one may perceive torture or defines torture’s meaning. In a number of dictionaries torture is defined as‚ “extreme pain; anguish of body or mind‚ or the act of inflicting excruciating pain‚ as punishment or revenge as a means of getting a confession for information”. In layman’s terms‚ torture is just sheer cruelty and in no way morally right‚ not permissible‚ or in no situation justified. Slavery would be a situation

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