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The Infamy of WWII

The Infamy of WWII. Japanese Internment and The Holocaust. Dr. Seuss: Japanese Internment. Relocation- Executive Order 9066. California was the home of 120,000 Japanese Americans In 1942, 1500 Japanese were evacuated from Hawaii

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The Infamy of WWII

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  1. The Infamy of WWII Japanese Internment and The Holocaust

  2. Dr. Seuss: Japanese Internment

  3. Relocation- Executive Order 9066 • California was the home of 120,000 Japanese Americans • In 1942, 1500 Japanese were evacuated from Hawaii • Later that year, 110,000 from the west coast were sent to “relocation centers”

  4. Court Case in the Book • Korematsu vs. the U.S.(1944) • Korematsu defied order; ACLU urged him to appeal conviction • Supreme Court upheld his internment • “Military Necessity” • EO repealed in 1976 by President Ford; Decision reversed in ‘84 • Later, $20,000 was paid in reparations to each individual- Enough?

  5. Meanwhile.. • Japanese-American battalion was most decorated in the U.S. military

  6. Good vs. Evil • The Lucifer Effect- Philip Zimbardo

  7. The Legacy of the War What good came from WWII?

  8. The Legacy of the War • The GI Bill • Provided financial assistance for returning soldiers to attend college • Veterans’ Administration • Home loans to veterans of war • The United Nations • Housed in NYC • Security Council (USSR, U.S., China, France, G.B.) and other member nations have a similar goal to the former League of Nations

  9. What remains unsolved… • The use of Atomic Weapons • The role of the USSR in Eastern Europe • The role of the United States in post-war reconstruction of European nations • The relationship between U.S. and U.S.S.R.

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