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War Crimes of World War II
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War Crimes of World War II
Rape of Nanking
Bombing of London
Japanese Internment
Bataan Death March
Firebombing of Dresden
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Key Definitions
Crimes Against Peace: Planning and waging an aggressive war.
War Crime: Acts against the customs of warfare such as the killing of hostages and prisoners, the plundering of private property, or the destruction of towns and cities.
Crimes Against Humanity: The murder, extermination, deportation, or enslavement of civilians.
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Rape of Nanking
December 13, 1937 Japan captures Chinese capitol of Nanking
Burned city to ground Raped 20,000 women Killed @ least 200,000
civilians Only 7 Japanese
leaders including Hirohito were tried & convicted of war crimes
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Rape of Nanking
Why, do you suppose, only 7 Japanese commanders were
convicted of war crimes considering the magnitude of this atrocity?
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Bombing of London
Summer of 1940 German Luftwaffe
began series of air attacks on England
Nazi purpose: make British feel there was no way to win war
Night raids on London Meant to hit civilian
centers & cause as much loss of life as possible
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Bombing of London
How can a country, during times of war, justify targeting civilian
centers?
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Japanese Internment Camps
Early 1942 Executive Order 9066 112,000 men, women
& children shipped to camps
National Security Interest
Loss of civil rights, houses, businesses, etc.
Retribution paid did not match that of what they lost
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Japanese Internment Camps
During times of war, which has precedent: National Security or
Civil Rights?
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Bataan Death March
1942 76,000 US and Filipino
POW’s captured by Japan
Force-Marched 63 miles to prison camp
Only 54,000 lived to reach camp
Starved, beaten, killed, tortured or fell ill due to dysentery
1946 Japanese commander convicted and executed
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Bataan Death March
How would you defend the Japanese commander who ordered the “death
march” during the war crimes tribunal?
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Firebombing of Dresden
February 1945 British & US Forces
attack Dresden in 3 short raids
Dropped more than 900,000 pounds of incendiary bombs
Temps rose to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit
No military centers were intended to be hit
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Firebombing of Dresden
Discuss the reasons why the British and the Americans should or should not have been held responsible for
the deaths of the Dresden population?
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
August 6th 1945 4 Sq Miles of Hiroshima
was obliterated (9000 degrees Fahrenheit)
80% of buildings and people disappeared
78,000 killed instantly August 9th, 1945 –
Nagasaki 35,000 people killed 60,000 people wounded Lasting effects for years
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Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Discuss: Do the ends justify the means?
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Winners vs. Losers
Should the Allies have been tried for the crimes committed against the
Japanese and Germans?