HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Megaproject, Baby Boom
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Cold war at home: north american defense o. Transformation of the city and mass consumption. Sacrificed his army, responsible for many deaths: wartime alliance o. Soviets captured more german troops in the 2 months following d-day than all that were stationed in western europe: william lyon mackenzie king, joseph stalin, winston churchill o. Isolationism and appeasement were falling: working in partnership with many countries, open access for investment o. Canada is a trading nation that needs world markets. Bombing became normalized: anything that saved ally lives and bring the war to an end would be okay o o o o. 85% of americans supported the bombing , thought they should bomb more cities. Public was badly informed about the effects of nuclear weapons. People were told the bomb was dropped on military base in hiroshima. Bomb was intended to end the war and to ensure a quick defeat of japan. Sent a message to the su o.
