Read this press release about Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Once you have read the press release, review this essay about why the United States dropped the atomic bomb. Now, write a short essay of 2-3 paragraphs expressing your opinion on whether the decision to drop the bomb was justified. Be sure to include evidence from the readings and the lesson to support your position.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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d: social contract theory

“a committee reviews the bill and marks it up to make it more viable and to reflect interests 

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.