Were the Americans justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945? The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 by the Americans is a very controversial issue with no definite answer. Both sides of the issue have very justifiable arguments. Reasons for dropping the bomb include the fact that Truman’s options were limited at this point in the war‚ that the bomb did have the desired outcome of Japans surrender and that the majority of reasons
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The Kalmar Union existed from 1397 until 1521 and was named after the Swedish city Kalmar in which the union was founded by the kingdoms Sweden‚ Denmark‚ and Norway. In June 1397 67 men from the clerical and secular nobility signed a draft agreement‚ that unified the countries under one king. The state structure was left unimpaired and important positions were not to be given to foreigners. Queen Margret from Denmark strictly led the union until her death in 1412. The Hanse at first supported the
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How far was the Treaty of Versailles justified? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement that was signed after World War One had ended in 1918. This treaty was an agreement between the Allies‚ the winning countries of WWI‚ which were mainly France‚ Italy‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the United States. The treaty was created primarily so that the Allies could decide and agree upon what they wanted to do to the Central Powers‚ the losing countries of WWI‚ which were mainly Germany‚ Austria-Hungary
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Proposal for Extended Essay: Was It Justified to Drop a Nuclear Bomb in Japan? I decide to write about the nuclear bomb incident happened at the end of World War II. The United States dropped two nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. The United States was one of the United Nations‚ while Japan was one of the Axis Powers. They were on the opposite military alliances during the World War II. In order to end the war shortly‚ the United States under the command of President
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Economy certainly suggests that it was in fact a Command Economy. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was the ruling power in government and played a central role in planning the economy as a whole. The state was responsible for over 88 percent of final agricultural product in 1986; 75 percent of urban housing and 98 percent of retail trade (Narkhoz‚ 1987)‚ with such an extensive stake in so many markets‚ a vast and complex organisational hierarchy was needed to gather information‚ manage
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time was James K. Polk. However‚ Mexico believed that Texas belonged to them‚ and so did the United States. The two sides ended up going up against each other to what is considered by Americans to be “The Mexican-American War”‚ and is considered by Mexicans to be “The U.S. Invasion.” The war occurred across Texas and Northern Mexico‚ with 13‚283 Americans perishing‚ and 25‚000 Mexicans losing their lives. The US was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the appalling way Mexico was treating
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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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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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World War 1 ended‚ there was many casualties and damages throughout the four years. Most importantly‚ it left a doubt on who caused World War 1 and who was going to pay for the damages made. To settle this arguement there was a conference that united twenty seven countries and excluded 5 countries‚ Russia and the Central Power‚ called the Paris Peace Conference . The conference took place in Paris‚ France in June 28‚ 1919. In the conference‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created to end conflict between
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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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