5/31/17
Period 1
Grave of the Fireflies Essay The American firebombing of Japanese cities was a necessary and avoidable part of the war. I agree that it is necessary to firebomb Japanese cities because eventually, we need to stop Japan from invading United States. It is about protecting United States people, not the Japanese. It was a statement to warn Japan to surrender. It was necessary because the United States had a duty to their citizens and they used the atomic bomb to make people happy so that they live very happily. Japan did not have the resources to maintain an empire, which forced them expand into China and the Pacific to acquire them, bringing Japan in to conflict with the USA. The Pearl Harbor sneak attack created