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Results of World War II. Issues of Racism in the War. American internment camps for Japanese-Americans President Truman is the first to desegregate the military All blood runs red - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Issues of Racism in the War• American internment camps for
Japanese-Americans• President Truman is the first to
desegregate the military• All blood runs red• These black soldiers, who served in
Europe where they were welcomed as if they were white, are the ones who return to the states after the war – wondering why they are treated so badly at home.
• They are the founders of the civil rights mov’t
WW II Casualties: Europe
WW II Casualties: Europe
Each symbol indicates 100,000
dead in the appropriate theater
of operations
WW II Casualties: AsiaWW II Casualties: Asia
Each symbol indicates 100,000
dead in the appropriate theater
of operations
WW II Casualtie
s
WW II Casualtie
s
Country Country Men in war Men in war Battle deaths Battle deaths WoundedWounded
Australia Australia 1,000,000 1,000,000 26,976 26,976 180,864180,864
Austria Austria 800,000 800,000 280,000 280,000 350,117350,117
Belgium Belgium 625,000 625,000 8,460 8,460 55,51355,51311
BrazilBrazil22 40,334 40,334 943 943 4,2224,222
Bulgaria Bulgaria 339,760 339,760 6,671 6,671 21,87821,878
Canada Canada 1,086,3431,086,34377 42,04242,04277 53,14553,145
ChinaChina33 17,250,5217,250,521 1
1,324,516 1,324,516 1,762,0061,762,006
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia — — 6,6836,68344 8,0178,017
Denmark Denmark — — 4,339 4,339 ——
Finland Finland 500,000 500,000 79,047 79,047 50,00050,000
France France — — 201,568 201,568 400,000400,000
Germany Germany 20,000,0020,000,000 0
3,250,0003,250,00044 7,250,0007,250,000
Greece Greece — — 17,024 17,024 47,29047,290
Hungary Hungary — — 147,435 147,435 89,31389,313
India India 2,393,891 2,393,891 32,121 32,121 64,35464,354
Italy Italy 3,100,000 3,100,000 149,496149,49644 66,71666,716
Japan Japan 9,700,000 9,700,000 1,270,000 1,270,000 140,000140,000
Netherlands Netherlands 280,000 280,000 6,500 6,500 2,8602,860
New Zealand New Zealand 194,000 194,000 11,62511,62544 17,00017,000
Norway Norway 75,000 75,000 2,000 2,000 ——
Poland Poland — — 664,000 664,000 530,000530,000
Romania Romania 650,000650,00055 350,000350,00066 ——
South Africa South Africa 410,056 410,056 2,473 2,473 ——
U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. — — 6,115,0006,115,00044 14,012,0014,012,0000
United Kingdom United Kingdom 5,896,000 5,896,000 357,116357,11644 369,267369,267
United States United States 16,112,5616,112,566 6
291,557 291,557 670,846670,846
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3,741,000 3,741,000 305,000 305,000 425,000425,000
1. Civilians only.2. Army and navy figures.3. Figures cover period
July 7, 1937 to Sept. 2, 1945, and concern only Chinese regular troops. They do not include casualties suffered by guerrillas and local military corps.
4. Deaths from all causes.5. Against Soviet Russia;
385,847 against Nazi Germany.
6. Against Soviet Russia; 169,822against Nazi Germany.
7. National Defense Ctr., CanadianForces Hq., Director of History.
The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two
Superpowers of the later 20c
The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two
Superpowers of the later 20c
The Bi-Polarization of Europe: The Beginning of
the Cold War
The Bi-Polarization of Europe: The Beginning of
the Cold War
The Creation of the U. N.
The Creation of the U. N.
Free RiceFree Rice
UN webYourworld
UN webYourworld
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
http://www.americaabroadmedia.org/programshttp://www.americaabroadmedia.org/programs
After Nurembeg people thought there ought to be An international court but due to the Cold War it was putOn hold…until 1990s and Bosnia.In 1998, 121 countries reached a historic verdict and established the ICC. But the jury is still out on whether the ICC can bring war criminals to justice and heal the wounds of conflict. In this program we hear the arguments for and against creating the court and the trials of handing down international justice from The Hague, Uganda and the former Yugoslavia.Today America does NOT belong to ICCWhy?
After Nurembeg people thought there ought to be An international court but due to the Cold War it was putOn hold…until 1990s and Bosnia.In 1998, 121 countries reached a historic verdict and established the ICC. But the jury is still out on whether the ICC can bring war criminals to justice and heal the wounds of conflict. In this program we hear the arguments for and against creating the court and the trials of handing down international justice from The Hague, Uganda and the former Yugoslavia.Today America does NOT belong to ICCWhy?
Japanese War Crimes Trials
Japanese War Crimes Trials
General General Hideki TojoHideki Tojo
Bio-Bio-Chemical Chemical
ExperimentExperimentss
7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II
7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II
Early Computer Technology
Came Out of WW II
Early Computer Technology
Came Out of WW II
Mark I, 1944
Admiral Grace Hooper, 1944-1992COBOL language
Colossus, 1941
The Emergence of Third World Nationalist
Movements
The Emergence of Third World Nationalist
Movements
An update....• It is against the law for German
people to deny the Holocaust. They serve jail time if they publically deny the Holocaust.
• That generation is gone - "that was my grandparents' time"