Was America Justified in using the Atomic Bombs against Japan in August 1945? In this essay I will discuss the reasons for and against whether America was right to drop the two atomic bombs. These two bombs were unloaded on Hiroshima‚ 6th August 1945‚ and attempted to hit Nagasaki‚ 9th August 1945. America gave the two bombs code names‚ the one that was dropped on Hiroshima was called ‘Little Boy’. This bomb was made of uranium. The final death toll added up to 135‚000. The nuclear bomb that fell
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because they are trying their best to succeed and make something out of themselves. But how can they do that if they have such busy schedule? I am in favor of high school seniors requesting an early dismissal from school if they have their appropriate amount of credits. The time from their early dismissal will allow them to get a lot of work done. They will have more time to focus on after school activities‚ after school jobs‚ and getting more rest. A shorter school day for high school seniors can
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The assassination of Osama Bin Laden occurred due to cultural reason; however‚ it was justified. Osama Bin Laden discriminated against americans‚ he caused one of the most horrific terrorist attack in american history which is 911 and he killed up to 2977 people in one day. Critics‚ however‚ some may argue that the assassination was unjustified‚ due to the Persian Gulf war also known as Operation Desert Shield where american troops invaded Saudi Arabia and killed over a 1000 civilians and injured
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Is killing justified? When is killing justified? Killing is justified because some people do things to get the death penalty. In the book (Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck) there are these 2 characters who get this job in California and the big guy‚ Lennie‚ kills the boss’s son’s (Curley) wife. So George‚ went to find him and he shot Lennie because he killed Curley’s wife and it was either he kill Lennie or Curley and the others. One reason why killing is justified is that Lennie was not smart. He
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Why the American colonists should not have revolted against the British Throughout history their have been numerous revolts and rebellions against tyrannical kings and governments which were simply out of control. In other cases it has been a group of underprivileged‚ misunderstood‚ misrepresented‚ or oppressed groups of people. In this case these certain groups of people took it into their own hands to create the government they wished for. In most cases these groups of people had rational
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During 1940 -1945‚ when the death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was operating‚ the allies (The United States‚ Britain and Soviets) were well informed about the atrocities occurring at these camps‚ but failed to send support. World leaders had knowledge about the genocide and mass murder in early 1940s as it began to unfold around the world but did nothing about it. Winston Churchill‚ and Franklin Roosevelt presented as speech to give a public warning to Germans in 1942 after Germany announced the execution
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Britain’s chaotic rules. They decided they wanted to break away from Britain. In the future‚ the Americans won‚ but a curious question popped into the midst of the country. Were the Americans justified in breaking away from Britain? Did they even have the right to challenge Parliament’s laws. Colonists were justified in breaking away from the monstrous reign of Britain because Britain ignored their rebellions‚ unfair taxes‚ and strict laws put
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Was America justified in going to war with Mexico? This question is hard to answer as there were many reasons on both sides of the argument. However‚ in my opinion‚ the answer would be no. The Americans violated Mexican laws. How? According to Document D‚ American slaveholders crossed the Sabine River‚ which borders Louisiana and Texas‚ into Texas. This was an act of defiance against the Mexican mandate of freedom. In Mexico‚ owning slaves were not allowed. Also‚ when rebellion started‚ so did territorial
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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When is Rebellion Justified? Many people have different ideas about justifiable rebellion‚ some people may believe if there is a dictating government‚ absence of individuality‚ or for the benefit of the people is the time for rebellion. These are all justifiable reason for the purpose of rebellion and they would all be able to be defended with their given reason. For this reason‚ many people believe all rebellion is justified by the user‚ since people don’t rebellion without sensible reason. Indicating
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