In early August, 1945, United States military planes dropped atomic bombs on two of Japan’s largest and most populated cities, vaporizing everyone at the center of the blast and permanently disfiguring many thousands more. Today, now that the consequences of atomic warfare are widely known, historians debate whether the bombings were necessary or advisable. It's true that avoiding a land invasion saved millions of lives, yet some historians argue that Japan would have surrendered anyway once the USSR entered the war, and that the bombings were really intended to warn the larger Soviet army to stay within its borders.

What do you think? Was the United States justified in its use of atomic bombs at the end of World War II? Regardless of the rightness of the decision at the time, was it a good idea, in hindsight?

Timeline: (fill in the blank) 1566- a __ settlement is established at santa elena. 1586- sir walter raleigh establishes __ the second attempt at an english colony in the new world. 1663- __ grants the region of carolina to the true and absolute lords proprietors of carolina. 1669- the __ of __ is written by john locke. 1670- the first permanent english settlement is made at __ or charles town. 1690s- some time in the 1690s __ is introduced to southern carolina and becomes a major cash crop. 1700- around 11,000 colonists now call __ carolina home. 1700- around 6,000 colonists now call __ carolina home. 1712- thelords proprietors commission a separate governor for __ carolina, even though the territories are still under one charter. 1715-the __ wars, marked by two years of hostilities between native americans and carolinians last from 1715-1717. 1719-the colonists of southern carolina overthrow the __ for both regions 1729- after the carolinas have become a crown colony. __ formally creates a south carolina and north carolina.

What is constantinoples government?

Which of the following cultures were among the earliest known inhabitants of north america? a) mayab) incac) anasazi d) olmec