and Japanese cities. These bombings were targeted at cities with innocent civilians‚ who were injured and killed during these attacks. Aerial bombardment is a form of strategic bombing‚ used to sap the population and strike fear in the hearts of civilians. Aerial bombing striped the German and Japanese civilians of their hope‚ and their spirit. The civilians lived in constant fear of air raids‚ and of the future. The United States was not justified in using aerial bombing German and Japanese cities
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From Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address March 4‚ 1861 Excerpt #1 Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension. Indeed‚ the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection. It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses
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The Bombing of Hiroshima Hiroshima‚ Japan (1945)‚ a city of industrial wealth and military significance‚ was destroyed by the first nuclear bomb on August 6‚ 1945. Hiroshima was a city that was mainly untouched by the American nightly bombings. A community that carried about as if the war was elsewhere became the center of attention as a mushroom cloud rose above the city on that unforgettable morning. As an American‚ I am unsure of my thoughts concerning this matter‚ but as a human being‚ the
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The Struggle of Racism in Oklahoma Have you ever thought about how far the America has come from racism? In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers picked him to play for an all-white team. Jackie was the most hated person at the time‚ because he was a first African American to play for an all-white male team. This essay will analyze Racism in Oklahoma‚ explaining its causes‚ effects and prevention. There are a number of causes for racism‚ one would be children watching
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Abbigail Richardson Instructor’s Name US History May 28‚ y Bombing Japan The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII was a great controversial event for America. American citizens should learn about this event because it lead to other major events in our nation’s history like the Cold War‚ and most likely the next war that our great nation has to face. The day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. US troops were deployed in
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Suicide Bombing: Suicide Bombing (also known as suicide attack‚ homicide bombing‚ or "kamikaze") is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage‚ in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. Suicide attacks began occurring in Pakistan from 2002 onward and their frequency went up significantly after 2007‚ the year when the military operation was carried out against Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad and the Chief Justice of Pakistan was sacked by the then military
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rates have increased over the last ten years. In this essay I will be talking about the Boston bombing. In the month of April there was a record of over fifteen terrorist attacks including in the United States. On April 15‚ 2013‚ during a marathon in Boston two bombs exploded just meters away from the finishing line. The bomb exploded during the marathon which was held on Boylston Street. During the bombing two people were killed and over two hundred people were injured. Three days later‚ one of the
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Darwin Bombing – Liam Gist Draft “Australia and New Zealand are now threatened by the might of the Imperial Japanese forces‚ and both of them should know that any resistance is futile” – Hideki Tojo‚ General of the Imperial Japanese Army. World War 2 began in September 1939 and raged on until September 1945. During this period an almost entirely separate war was being waged‚ the war on the pacific. This war was the first time Australians had ever been attacked on Australian soil. The most devastating
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9/11 Memorial Tragedy struck our nation in New York City on September 11th‚ 2001. That September morning was much like any other until 8:46 a.m.‚ when terrorists‚ with links to al-Qaeda‚ flew two planes into the World Trade Center and killed thousands of American citizens. This day would forever be known as 9/11. Amid the destruction and confusion‚ there was an emerging controversy about how our nation would respond to the attacks. An international competition was held to design a memorial for the
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