1. The Justification Behind the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anthony DiPietro Book: 112 Magnet Mr. Salcido Period: 7

2. Importance to me Patriotism History

3. Justification! The war was not America’s Lives lost The need to end the war

4. A war that was not America’s Sneak attack Unprovoked

5. The war was ending Reconstruction Europe was reclaimed Germany

6. American lives Projected American casualties Projected Japanese casualties Those already lost

7. Justification! Necessity Europe Lives lost Estimated lives lost without the bombs

8. Work Cited Reade, Candis "Facts on Pearl Harbor.” Facts on Pearl Harbor. 14 Oct. 2008 EzineArticles.com. 11 November. 2010 <http://ezinearticles.com/?Facts-­on-­Pearl-­Harbor&id=1582085>. “Attacks on Pearl Harbor: Ships, Heroes, and Speeches”… November 11, 2010… http://www.pearlharbor.org/ Claypool, Jane “Turning Points of World War 2: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” New York, USA. Franklin Watts 1984. Print Sherrow, Victoria. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. San Diago, California, USA: Lucent Books, 2000. Print February 13, 2011…http://thepirata.com/photographs-that-changed-the-world-part-2/

9. Overview The bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified! Although these bombings were tragic for the Japanese people, as a patriotic American, I feel it was the best choice.

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