Before the successful testing of the atomic bomb, the United States had an elaborate set of plans for the invasion of Japan that were developed in the spring and summer of 1945. ... Now, critics may say that Japan's defeat was all but inevitable, and that dropping the atomic bombs was simply an act of genocide aimed at intimidating the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. ... With most of the military, as well as 40% of the arms and munitions in Kyushu preparing for the first amphibious assault, the members of the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps were armed with muskets, longbows, ev...

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Before the successful testing of the atomic bomb, the United States had an elaborate set of plans for the invasion of Japan that were developed in the spring and summer of 1945. ... " (Wellerstein, 2013) Now critics may say that Japan's defeat was all but inevitable, and that dropping the atomic bombs was simply an act of genocide aimed at intimidating the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. ... " (Davis, 1987) With most of the military, as well as 40% of the arms and munitions in Kyushu preparing for the first amphibious assault, the members of the Patriotic Citizens Figh...

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Both sides refused to back down, as a result, each side was preparing for war. ... Kennedy decided to act on the first letter, and try to settle things once and for all. ... The fact of the matter is, there was only one real reason behind the missiles crisis be resolved, and that was simply, neither opposing side wanted a nuclear war, as they casualties would be horrendous, the soil would become unfertile for years to come, and the two countries would be wiped off the face of this earth, and neither side wanted it to go that far, as one year later both opposing sides signed the Nuclear Test Ba...

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However the USA tested the first atom bomb successfully on 16th July 1945, Truman's confidence grew with Stalin's fears. ... Either of those prospects would have been viewed, as an act of war and neither side wanted to begin a conflict. ...

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Finally, Kennedy stated that any weapon fired from Cuba at any Western Hemisphere nation would be taken as an act of war against the United States, and in return, the United States would respond with full military forces against the Soviet Union (Thompson 270). ...

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This was an attempt to pay tribute to those heroes lost in the war and to act as a subtle reminder of the devastation caused by the war in a bid to prevent any future conflict. ... The responsibility of the League was to act as an arbitrator in disputes between nations and to provide effective collective security against any form of military aggression. ... Under the treaty of Versailles the Rhineland was declared a demilitarised zone, this can be looked upon as an act of aggression as it breaks the terms of the treaty of Versailles, and also the Locarno agreement. ... These state...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role whic...

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The Importance and Effects of U.S. Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. The 1900's marked the beginning of a drastic change in the economy, communications and technologie...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write ...

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