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War: World War II

This board explores WWII (1939-1945). Although there are a number of causes for the global conflict, from the standpoint of the West, Germany's invasion of…
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British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met at the Yalta conference in February, 1945. The leaders discussed their joint occupation of Germany and plans for postwar Europe. Photo credit: U.S. Army
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A young girl reading a poster column, May 1946.  Photo credit: Walter Sanders

WWII: Eastern Front

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Declining Support in Both the U.S. and Japan for America's Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki  Source: Pew Research Center
After WWII, the United States executed Japanese for War Crime of Waterboarding U.S. Soldiers.  After the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, an international coalition convened to prosecute Japanese soldiers charged with torture. At the top of the list of techniques was water-based interrogation, known variously then as 'water cure,' 'water torture' and 'waterboarding,' according to the charging documents. It simulates drowning...  Source: Politifact

WWII: Pacific Theater

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World War II: A Few Facts And Stats
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British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met at the Yalta conference in February, 1945. The leaders discussed their joint occupation of Germany and plans for postwar Europe. Photo credit: U.S. Army Ww2 Leaders, World Leaders, Wwii Photos, Iconic Photos, Ecuador, Africa Central, Casablanca, Bolivia Travel, Porto Rico
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the Yalta conference, 1945
British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met at the Yalta conference in February, 1945. The leaders discussed their joint occupation of Germany and plans for postwar Europe. Photo credit: U.S. Army
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Declining Support in Both the U.S. and Japan for America's Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki  Source: Pew Research Center Hiroshima Bombing, Pew Research Center, Social Science Research, Content Analysis, Detroit Free Press, Public Opinion, Gallup
Declining Support in Both the U.S. and Japan for America's Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Source: Pew Research Center
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The Fog of War: Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello
After WWII, the United States executed Japanese for War Crime of Waterboarding U.S. Soldiers.  After the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, an international coalition convened to prosecute Japanese soldiers charged with torture. At the top of the list of techniques was water-based interrogation, known variously then as 'water cure,' 'water torture' and 'waterboarding,' according to the charging documents. It simulates drowning...  Source: Politifact Fukushima, Atom, Meanwhile In America, Vietnam, Truth To Power, Korea, Political Issues
Yes, National Review, We Did Execute Japanese for Waterboarding
After WWII, the United States executed Japanese for War Crime of Waterboarding U.S. Soldiers. After the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, an international coalition convened to prosecute Japanese soldiers charged with torture. At the top of the list of techniques was water-based interrogation, known variously then as 'water cure,' 'water torture' and 'waterboarding,' according to the charging documents. It simulates drowning... Source: Politifact
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General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Behind General MacArthur are Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright and Lieutenant General A. E. Percival, September 2, 1945. Photo credit: U.S. Navy Douglas Macarthur, Thomas Carlyle, Ww2 History, History Class, Battleship Missouri
General Douglas MacArthur Recognizes Japan's Formal Surrender, September 2, 1945.
General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Behind General MacArthur are Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright and Lieutenant General A. E. Percival, September 2, 1945. Photo credit: U.S. Navy
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Communist Soldiers at Great Wall of China during the Chinese Civil War, April 1946.  Source: George Lacks / The LIFE Picture Collection Life Pictures, Old Pictures, Old Photos, World History Facts, China Today, World Conflicts, Great Wall Of China, Asian History
Communist Soldiers at Great Wall of China during the Chinese Civil War, April 1946. Source: George Lacks / The LIFE Picture Collection
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Devastation: A man looks over the expanse of ruins after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945. The skeletal dome of a bomb-ravaged building where the memorial service was held today is the only building that can be seen still standing.  Photo credit: AP Hiroshima Et Nagasaki, Atomic Bomb Hiroshima, The Nuclear Age, Nuclear War, Harry Truman, Modern History, Apocalypse
Devastation: A man looks over the expanse of ruins after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945. The skeletal dome of a bomb-ravaged building where the memorial service was held today is the only building that can be seen still standing. Photo credit: AP
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A woman peeks her head out of the rubble of Nagasaki after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city, 1945  Photo credit: Yōsuke Yamahata Rare Historical Photos, Rare Photos, Vintage Photos, Hiroshima E Nagasaki, Puente Golden Gate, Historia Universal, Bomb Shelter
A woman peeks her head out of the rubble of Nagasaki after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city, 1945 Photo credit: Yōsuke Yamahata
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On August 9, 1945, American forces dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. In this image, a torii appears to be the only structure left standing. The bomb was dropped at 11:02 am, local time, and it exploded about 1,625 ft (500m) above the ground. The immediate explosion killed 40,000 to 75,000 people. However, by the end of 1945 the death toll in Nagasaki may have been as high as 80,000. [click on this image to find a short video and analysis of the ethics of war and war making] Bomba Nuclear, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Iwo Jima
On August 9, 1945, American forces dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. In this image, a torii appears to be the only structure left standing. The bomb was dropped at 11:02 am, local time, and it exploded about 1,625 ft (500m) above the ground. The immediate explosion killed 40,000 to 75,000 people. However, by the end of 1945 the death toll in Nagasaki may have been as high as 80,000. [click on this image to find a short video and analysis of the ethics of war and war making]
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A mother and child photographed four months after the bombing.  Photo credit: Alfred Eisenstaedt / National geographic Hiroshima Japan, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Give Peace A Chance, Time Life, Photojournalist, Second World
A mother and child photographed four months after the bombing. Photo credit: Alfred Eisenstaedt / National geographic
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This is an image of young girl whose eyes were damaged after witnessing the nuclear blast over Hiroshima, Japan. August 8, 1945  Photo credit: Christer Strömholm Steve Mccurry, Disney Marvel, James Nachtwey, Blind Girl, Robert Capa
This is an image of young girl whose eyes were damaged after witnessing the nuclear blast over Hiroshima, Japan. August 8, 1945 Photo credit: Christer Strömholm
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Panorama of destroyed Hiroshima after the nuclear detonation, 1945. Buchenwald Concentration Camp, George Santayana, Civil Rights Activists, Abbey Road, Historical Pictures
Panorama of destroyed Hiroshima after the nuclear detonation, 1945.
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Pictured are the mushrooms clouds from the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.  As horrific as this even was, It should be noted that the most destructive bombing event of WWII was neither Hiroshima nor Nagasaki. It was the Operation Meetinghouse, the American firebombing of Tokyo. History Online, Le Morse, Corps Of Engineers, Drop The Bomb
Pictured are the mushrooms clouds from the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. As horrific as this even was, It should be noted that the most destructive bombing event of WWII was neither Hiroshima nor Nagasaki. It was the Operation Meetinghouse, the American firebombing of Tokyo.
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