HIST 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Arms Industry, Executive Order 9066, Fair Employment Practice Committee

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 221
• Professor: Shanon Fitzpatrick

Document Summary

Week 8 lecture 3 - good war, war without mercy. Some home front conditions: today: 2 major historical narratives about the war. The good war: two different perspectives, war that brought us into the centre of international relations. The war without mercy: a war that legitimized the use of the atomic bomb. The good war: ph, fascism, japanese conquest in pacific, horror of holocaust, impressive mobilization in us culture, importance of culture industry. American hyper power : discussed in a date which will live. Or war with mercy? : topic renewed debate in us history profession. Use of firebombing directed at civilian populations. E. ge hamburg 1943: 40,000 civilians, total destruction of city; firebombing of dresden. Firebombing of tokyo 1944-45: atrocities of us allies. Massive casualties under stalin regime in su, ukraine. War without mercy : - coined by historian john dower in reference to war in pacific.