One of the most controversial turning points in history was the decision made by u. s president harry s. thurman to use atomic weapons on japan the lone remaining axis power at the conclusion of world war 11 in your opinion was the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki a military necessity? if not was it justifiable for a reason other than military necessity ?

the influence of daoism, buddhism, and legalism on chinese culture. unlike confucianism, daoism looked to nature rather than human beings as the source of morality. according to laozi, human society has to conform to the dao (the way), or the essential unifying element of all that is. some interpret dao as nature.

frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.