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Today-. Hand in “Sidelines” if you haven’t Take out t-chart- was the use of nuclear weapons to end World War 2 justifiable? Discuss/ debate Written response due THURSDAY : Describe 2 arguments justifying their use Describe 2 arguments against their use Defend your stance.

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  1. Today- • Hand in “Sidelines” if you haven’t • Take out t-chart- was the use of nuclear weapons to end World War 2 justifiable? • Discuss/ debate • Written response due THURSDAY: • Describe 2 arguments justifying their use • Describe 2 arguments against their use • Defend your stance. • Notes: Aftermath of WW2

  2. THESIS: The United States was justified in its decision to use atomic weapons against the Japanese to end World War II.

  3. Justify-show an act to be just, right or moral • The U.S. condemned targeting civilians by Germany and Britain during World War 2. How can they justify bombing Japan? • VIDEO: did the nature of the war in Asia, and/ or the attack on Pearl Harbor, influence your stance? • Is using a nuclear bomb any different than firebombing Japanese cities? Is either justifiable? • If the bomb had been successfully detonated ½ year earlier, would we be justified in bombing Berlin? • Would Germany/ Japan had been “justified” in using these bombs against NYC or LA? • Did the description of the bombing in the video influence your decision? (kindergarten children “giving a face” to the 200,000 who perished)? • What were the other options? Was this necessary? • What did the Soviet Union have to do with the decision? Does this influence your stance? • Does the president have an obligation to his/ her troops to use any means available to achieve military goals without putting them in harms way? • Was Nagasaki necessary?

  4. Do you agree or disagree?_____________________________________ • (10 points): include an EXPLANATION of two key arguments in favor of using the bomb • (10 points): include an EXPLANATION of two key arguments against using the bomb • (5 points)- Defend your position.

  5. The Aftermath • The destruction • Yalta Conference- • What to do in Europe? • The U.N. • Nuremberg War Trials • Occupation of Japan

  6. Should the U.S. take on a leadership role after World War 2 or return to isolationism? Why/ why not?

  7. Yalta Conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnzMnFEWJY • The Big Three: • FDR- US • Churchill- Great Britain • Stalin- USSR http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=_U1PDRIXp20

  8. Germany • Divided into four military occupation zones

  9. Soviet controlled eastern Europe? • Stalin guarantees free elections

  10. Will Soviets join the UN? • FDR- plans on creating the United Nations after war • Stalin agrees to come to conference in April • USSR joins the UN • United Nations • Idea of FDR (he gave it the name) • Founded March 1945 • Senate approves US entering 65-7

  11. Nuremberg War Trials • Crimes against the Peace- planning and waging an aggressive war • War Crimes- acts against the customs of warfare, such as the killing of hostages and prisoners, the plundering of private property, and the destruction of towns and cities • Crimes against Humanity- the murder, extermination, deportation, or enslavement of civilians • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUR6EkNcICE&feature=related

  12. Occupation of Japan • The United States has a 7 year military occupation of Japan under General Douglas MacArthur

  13. Japanese war crime trials • 1,100 Japanese arrested and put on trial • 7 executed, including Prime Minister Tojo

  14. Economic growth • Free market economics introduced to Japan • Remarkable economic recovery

  15. Japanese politics under American occupation • The “MacArthur Constitution”: • Democratic constitution written for Japan • April 1952- independent nation again • Soon becomes US’s biggest Asian ally

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