AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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resulted in mostly civilian casualties
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All these answers are correct
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destroyed 75 percent of the previously undamaged city
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both killed approximately 135, 000 people and resulted in mostly civilian casualties
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killed approximately 135, 000 people
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Detailed explanation-1: -bombing of Dresden, during World War II, Allied bombing raids on February 13–15, 1945, that almost completely destroyed the German city of Dresden. The raids became a symbol of the “terror bombing” campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both Allies and Germans alike have argued over the real purpose of the firebombing; the ostensible “official” rationale was that Dresden was a major communications center and bombing it would hamper the German ability to convey messages to its army, which was battling Soviet forces at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vistula–Oder Offensive ended in Soviet victory. The four-day Malta Conference between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill ended with an agreement to withdraw two divisions from Greece and three from Italy to reinforce northwest Europe. They proceeded to Yalta for a conference with Joseph Stalin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dr Gregory Stanton, a scholar specialising in genocide, has classified the Dresden bombing as a war crime. Many other experts have agreed, and even suggested that Churchill himself could have been put on trial.