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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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    bomb was dropped in Japan I felt that it was not justified. Even though it saved thousands of American lives it was at the cost of others lives. The United States could have gave the Japanese a warning before dropping not one‚ but two bombs on them. However‚ the Japanese did not surrender until after the second bomb I think a warning would have made the bombing “justified.” To begin with‚ even though the United States and Japan were at war and were protected their own citizens they could’ve tried

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    extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? A single colony cannot depart from its mother country and lead a revolution; only a whole united nation‚ such as that of the American colonies‚ could successfully detach themselves from Mother England. One must take into consideration that up until the eve of revolution‚ much had happened in the time era of 1607-1776‚ where the British were still very involved in the American lifestyle

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    Nagasaki‚ was not justified. I believe it was not justified because of the effect it had on innocent civilians‚ the immorality of the operation and theories that the attack may have been racially motivated. First‚ the usage of the atomic bombs were immoral‚ inhumane and a war crime. The atomic bombs caused a tremendous amount of destruction and casualties. At the time‚ it was justified as moral; to bring a swift end to the war and to prevent the deaths of more Americans and Japanese‚ as U

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    We the colonists seek independence. We feel that it’s our natural right to have freedoms. The right to do as we want‚ but with restrictions that are reasonable. The rules that Britain has given us are against our rights and freedoms. We demand change! The colonists have governed themselves for 150 years‚ and now the king wants to control us? There is no way under god’s hot sun that we will allow this kind of foolishness. We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that

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    The intervention of America overseas‚ was it justified? Its all at how you look at it. Some people say it was‚ because Germany had to much power others say it wasnt. The argument is one big chess game. Despite what others say I say it was justified. German leadership in Europe would have posed a direct threat to American interests in the Western Hemisphere. America’s primary concern at this time was the Caribbean. Germany had been attempting to make some inroads in the region before the war‚ and

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    between the Native Americans and the American people and government. It claimed as many as 300 or more of the 350 Indian lives in Wounded Knee Creek‚ South Dakota‚ and half of those killed were women and children. It was the final major clash between the Native Americans and the U.S. military‚ and it finally proved that white men are the “true savages” of humankind. Yes‚ the Native Americans’ resistance was justified. White Americans brought many atrocities upon the Native American people. The white

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    Introduction Restate Thesis. The Navigation Acts were issued in 1763 soon after The Proclamation of 1763. The Navigation Act required the 13 colonies to only use British ships‚ and any goods the 13 colonies bought had to go through England first to be inspected. This was one of the first acts that really got the patriots into the rebellion mode. Restated Thesis. Taxation without representation was common in the 13 colonies. Colonists often debated about why a small island‚ Great Britain‚ should

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