World War II Argumentative Essay

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World War II is cause for much debate over the morals and ethics of wartime attack strategies. Many questionable methods were used to defeat the opposing sides in the war, such as the 3-day bombing of Dresden, which resulted in numerous deaths, mass destruction, and a huge devastation amongst the citizens in the city during the attack. Details about such things are left out of textbooks, and as a result, some people believe that WWII was a flawless victory, and a thing to be celebrated. However, such is not the case. WWII was not a good war for America, and was filled with many errors, wrongdoings, and hypocrisy. Neutrality in the early stages of the war prevented America from lending a hand. It basically allowed Germany to invade more land, …show more content…

They may say, for instance, that the atomic bomb was necessary to reclaim prisoners of war that were to be executed, and to end the war. But there was no promise that the prisoners would not be killed by the Japanese army either way, or even by the bomb itself, as there was no way to control the explosion to prevent it from harming the prisoners of war. The bomb was also not necessary to end the war because the secretary to the Japanese War Minister stated that, "If the Americans launched a second or third [landing] attack, first our food supply would run out, then our weapons. The Americans could have won without using the atomic bombs." These events prove that, despite what people are lead to believe, America is not perfect. The victory in World War II was flawed, and many drastic measures had been taken, despite how morally wrong they may have been. And consequentially, this war was good for no one. All sides in the war ended up with extreme damage and serious losses as a result of enemy attack. So while these actions may be perceived as necessary, they still resulted in the killing of human beings who had lives separate from the war, and families who were devastated by the loss of their loved

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