Two Memories of Hiroshima 1. The question “should the United States have dropped the bomb?” is very difficult to answer. Explain why this is a difficult question.

2. Do you think it is possible for historians to judge Truman’s decision? Why or why not? What would we need to know to feel qualified to judge?

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

Imagine you are a historian studying a battlefield journal written by a soldier serving in world war i. describe the process of interpreting the information within the journal, as well as how you would determine whether the evidence in the journal is valid

Which event allowed the roman republic to control parts of northern africa?