Hitler – TIME’s Man of the Year

• 1938 “Man of the Year”• Based on the most

significant impacts in human history

• Highly controversial!

• 2010 – Mark Zuckerberg• 2011 – “The Protestor”

Hitler: One of the Greatest Public Speakers of All Time!!!!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9fEM-MfSiU

“No pity, no surrender. You don’t really comprehend it until you get out there and fight people are faced with an absolutely hopeless situation and just will not give

up”-The GI Diaries

Remember Bushido Code?

After the war, Americans heard of horrifying POW stories

– When Japanese captured the Philippines in 1942 they forced about 75,000 American & Filipino prisoners to march 65 miles with no food or water

– 10,000 prisoners died during this Bataan Death March

Anti-Japanese Fear = Propaganda

• Bravery & ruthlessness appeared savage• Americans saw Japanese as ‘not quite human,

but rather primitive & animalistic’

“Don’t hesitate to fight the Japs

dirty”

“Most Americans, from the time they’re kids, are taught not to

hit below the belt. It’s not sportsmanlike.

Well…nobody has taught the Japs that, and war ain’t a sport. Kick him in the balls before he

kicks you in yours”

Souvenirs?

• Plucked teeth• Sliced off ears• Removed skulls• Cut out ribs• Disembodied fingers & toes

The Surrender of JapanTruman (U.S.), Churchill (G.B.) & Stalin (Sov.) met at Potsdam, Germany in summer 1945

U.S. scientists had developed a secret new weapon – the atomic bomb

Atomic bomb – a single bomb powerful enough to destroy an entire city

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhSKqzwwypQ

Potsdam Declaration

• From Potsdam, Allied leaders sent a message

warning Japan to surrender or face “prompt

& utter destruction”

• Japanese thought Allies were bluffing & ignored

this Potsdam Declaration

The First BombAugust 6 1945 – U.S. bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Main, centralized, populated city

• Enola Gay – U.S. B-29 bomber• “Little Boy” dropped on Hiroshima• First nuclear weapon to ever be used in war• 130,000 people killed instantly• Thousands would die in years to come

The Second BombAugust 9th 1945- a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki

Central port hub, resources, navy, economy

• 3 days later• August 9, 1945• Boxcar bomber• “Fat Man” dropped on Nagasaki (port city)• Incinerates everything within 2 mile radius• 75,000 killed (1/3 population of Nagasaki)• Thousands die from radiation later on

Hmm….something to ponder:• We fight passionately against the unjust dictatorships

of the Axis Powers (& the eventual discovery of a mass genocide)…

• Yet we drop atomic bombs…twice…on innocent civilians in Japan?

*It’s ironic that science & technology meant to improve the

evolution of societies can potentially lead to ultimate destruction versus an elevation of the human race

A-Bomb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv0b_Uumwm4

August 14 1945 – the emperor of Japan announced that his nation would surrender– Formal surrender – September 2 1945 on the USS Missouri in

Tokyo Bay– The warship flew the same American flag that had waved over

Washington D.C. on the day Japan bombed PH

V-J Day: “Victory in Japan” September 2, 1945

Deadliest War in History• Between 30,000,000 & 60,000,000 killed• WW1 was mainly fought in trenches• WW2 = bombers destroyed houses, factories

& farms so millions were homeless with no income

“To get home you had to end the war. To end the war was the reason you fought it.

The only reason”

Why Would YOU Fight A War?

• What would make you join up in arms? Where do you draw the line?

• Family?• Freedoms?• Limitations?• Patriotism/ Nationalism?• Curiosity?

Let’s Talk

About It!

Can You Guess the Difference???

The traditional Japanese flag vs. the Japanese Warrior Rising Sun flag Used in Japanese army & navy during wartime.

Kamikaze pilots would wrap Rising Sun bandanas around their heads before a mission as good luck & protection of the spirit.

Friends/ family would sign any white areas of a Japanese flag & send it with their soldier as he left for war.

If the flag was found, it was customary to mail it “back home”

What would YOUR legacy be?

• What would you want to leave behind???• Design & create your own “warrior bandana”• Add quotes, images, items important to you• Pick any color you like• Use scissors, markers, crayons, etc…