Thursday, December 20, 2007
"In the Second World War, the position of Japan was very similar to that of Germany: both were militaristic regimes whose ambition was to conquer and colonize their continents. They both took the offensive, attacked countries which had not attacked them, and asserted their superiority and fitness to rule others, as well as their right to provide their own people with more land and resources. Both were initially very successful in their military campaigns. And both were unusually brutal in their treatment of both prisoners of war and civilians. "
http://www.asia-wwii.org/Grade10_LessonTwo.html
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No, the Asia Pacific War could not have been avoided. Japan was too ambitious and hungry for power, that they want to conquer the world. They attacked countries to conquer them, and not out of self-defense. Even so, the unjustified killings could have been avoided. If Japan only attacked military targets, innocent people would not have been killed. The brutality of the Japanese caused innocent civilians to be killed, regardless of men, women, or children. What Japan wanted was only land and resources, so why did they even inflict suffering upon the innocent people who had nothing to do with them? The only people who resisted were probably the soldiers, so why did they kill innocent civilians who did nothing? Therefore, I feel that even though the Asia Pacific war could not have been avoided due to Japan's aggression, the killing of civilians could have been avoided, if the Japanese were not so inhumane.
http://www.asia-wwii.org/Grade10_LessonTwo.html
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No, the Asia Pacific War could not have been avoided. Japan was too ambitious and hungry for power, that they want to conquer the world. They attacked countries to conquer them, and not out of self-defense. Even so, the unjustified killings could have been avoided. If Japan only attacked military targets, innocent people would not have been killed. The brutality of the Japanese caused innocent civilians to be killed, regardless of men, women, or children. What Japan wanted was only land and resources, so why did they even inflict suffering upon the innocent people who had nothing to do with them? The only people who resisted were probably the soldiers, so why did they kill innocent civilians who did nothing? Therefore, I feel that even though the Asia Pacific war could not have been avoided due to Japan's aggression, the killing of civilians could have been avoided, if the Japanese were not so inhumane.
what we could have been, 8:49 AM.
