HIST 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: The Good War, Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Superpower

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 221
• Professor: Shanon Fitzpatrick

Document Summary

Pearl harbour, fascism, japanese conquest in pacific, horror of the holocaust. Topic of renewed debate in us history profession o o o o o o o o. Hamburg (1943): 40,000 civilians, total destruction of city, firebombing of. Massive casualties under stalin regime in soviet union, ukraine. Coined by historian john dower in reference to war in pacific. 122,000 men, women and children were moved to assembly centers, then internment camps. No charges for us citizens and no appeals process. Executive order 8802: fair employment practices committee o.