Holodomor: The planned starvation of millions of Ukrainians
Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Holodomor: The planned starvation of millions of Ukrainians
Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
CAVEAT: Be advised of the adult content due to the graphic nature and historical documentation of the Nanking Massacre. Be sure to cover this section in the chapter readings and compare to other genocides previously covered.
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Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Illustrative Example (p. 137) – Genocide, ethnic violence, or attempted destruction of specific populations
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Today, around 95% of Armenians are Christian, and the country’s pious history can be traced back through some of its ancient sites and monuments. (Credit: Rodolfo Contreras) Continue reading → Post ID 46963
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gen·o·cide (noun)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/06/636008863/last-surviving-crew-member-has-no-regrets-about-bombing-hiroshima
For several months, the US had dropped more than 63 million leaflets across Japan, warning civilians of air raids. Many Japanese cities suffered terrible damage from aerial bombings, some even 97% destruction. In general, the Japanese regarded the leaflet messages as truthful, however, anyone who was caught in possession of a leaflet was arrested by the Japanese government.
Leaflet dropped on Hiroshima before the atomic bomb, showing the names of 12 Japanese cities targeted for destruction by firebombing. Hiroshima was not listed. The other side contained text saying “we cannot promise that only these cities will be among those attacked…”
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ONLY 2 BOMBS DROPPED
ESTIMATED CASUALTIES AND LOSSES
90,000–166,000 killed in Hiroshima
60,000–80,000 killed in Nagasaki
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You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.
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In 1942, thousands of Japanese Americans living in the United States are forced into war relocation camps.
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Bataan Death March, forced march of 90,000 to 100,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in the early stages of World War II.
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On October 1, 1946, the verdicts of two top Nazi war criminals tried at Nuremberg, Hermann Wilhelm Goering and Rudolf Hess, are announced.
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Without the incredible support and sacrifice of troops from British and French colonies, the Allies would be having an even harder time withstanding the Axis onslaught. This episode looks at their formation and their fighting style.
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the south-western Soviet Union.
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Suspiciously high radiation levels around the Austrian town of St. Georgen an der Gusen had long fueled theories that there was a buried bunker nearby where Nazis had tested nuclear weapons during WWII.
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Time lapse of models getting their hair and makeup done to match every decade from 1910 to 2010. Continue reading → Post ID 46963
7.7
1. SECOND SINO-JAPANESE WAR 2. LEBENSRAUM 3. APPEASEMENT 4. BLITZKRIEG 5. BRITISH INDIAN ARMY
6. NANJING MASSACRE 7. STALINGRAD 8. PEARL HARBOR 9. FIREBOMBING 10. HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI
7.8
1. GENOCIDE 2. DEATH MARCH 3. ETHNIC CLEANSING 4. HOLODOMOR 5. FAMINE
6. FINAL SOLUTION 7. AUSCHWITZ 8. KHMER ROUGE 9. HUTU 10. TUTSI
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