Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen
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most controversial battles was the firebombing of Dresden. On February 13-14‚ 1945 the British Royal Air Force gave the final authorization to commence what was known as the attack towards Germany’s “Florence of Elbe” (DW.DE). The presence of rail yards and important hubs made an ideal target for the Allies to attack the city. The strategic and industrial base for Germany needed to be destroyed to shorten the war. The comparison with other bombings and the sense for revenge gives a compelling
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The object I have chosen to research is the Dresden Codex of the Maya people. The Dresden Codex is considered to be one of the four remaining authentic Maya codices. It is believed that it consists of observations and calculations of astronomical phenomena. It also contains calendrical data‚ sky mechanics‚ and tables of integers that are used fro calculations of planetary movements. The Dresden codex is one of the four books attributed to the Maya culture and therefore one of the most important original
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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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terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and would remain the most destructive act of terrorism until 9/11. That being said everyone knows about 9/11 but very few know about the Oklahoma bombing‚ rescue efforts & casualties‚ and memorial. First Main Point: Bombing On the morning of April 19‚ 1995 Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck full of explosives in the Murrah Federal Building drop-off zone centered under the building’s day-care center. At 9:02a.m. The truck
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Taylor Maybeck Dr.Christopher English 110-12 3 February 2013 A Martyr or A Murder? Ever since the year 1983‚ the number of suicide bombing acts has risen significantly. Shockingly‚ most suicides are performed by people who are not “conformed to the typical profile of the suicidal personality… none of them [are] uneducated‚ desperately poor‚ simple-minded‚ or depressed‚” according to author David Brooks (352). Suicide bombers give their own lives as a way to show loyalty and to be seen as martyrs
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controversial firebombing of Dresden which killed an estimated 25‚000 civilians during World War II said he would do it again if he had to. The attack was widely criticized because of “Blanket bombing” which hit civilian areas as well as military targets‚ killing thousands of innocents. In his interview he countered the myth that area bombing was his idea claiming it would steady a Government policy. It was initially claimed that up to 250‚000 civilians lost their lives in Dresden bombings but an official report
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Southeast Asia: The Bali Bombing October 12‚ 2002 would become a decisive turning point for foreign and domestic politics in Indonesia. On that day‚ the lives of over two hundred and two people were claimed after three bombs were denoted simultaneously in Bali and one in Sulawesi. This act of violence was to become the most devastating act of terrorism on Indonesian soil. The Bali bombing can be viewed as the most devastating act of terrorism not only because the bombing was the first attack against
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Suicide Bombings Alexandra C. Zuñiga CJ290/ Terrorism Mr. Scott Thompson Kaplan College 1/3/13 Abstract There is a wide variation of terror tactics used today in modern-day terrorism and throughout history. Suicide bombings are one of the most common terror tactics used today. There are so many suicide bombings that take place throughout the world. For example‚ a suicide bomber killed 31 people at an army base near Baghdad in 2012. Another suicide bomber killed 19 people in Eastern Afghanistan
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Hiroshima Bomb Analysis Hiroshima is a city located in Japan‚ an island in Asia off the mainland of China. On December 7th‚ 1941 the Japanese launched an attack on the United States by bombing Pearl Harbor. This attack caused the United States to enter World War II and declare war on Japan and its counterparts Germany and Italy. The war was long and devastating for both sides both Allies and Axis powers. After a long and strained war the Japanese have been pushed back to their homeland. The United
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