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totalitarianism in Japan

what happened in the late 1920s in terms of power in Japan and what happened in 1931 to the government?

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power in Japan shifted to hard line militarists who later dominated the Japanese government in 1931

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totalitarianism in Japan

1931- Japan invades ________

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Manchuria

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totalitarianism in Japan

what was the result of Japanese forces landing at Shanghai in 1932 and in 1937 do a multi pronged attack?

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full-scale war commences

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Japanese rape of Nanjing

how many were killed in 1937 with full-scale war in Nanjing?

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300 000 in early December

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Japanese rape of Nanjing

what happened on December 13?

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population of Nanjing was subjected to uncontrolled butchery known as the Japanese rape of Nanjing

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Japanese rape of Nanjing

as Japanese poured into the city, what happened to fleeing citizens and members of the Chinese army?

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citizens: were shot or bayonetted / army: were captured and brought to killing fields

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Japanese rape of Nanjing

what happened at the killing fields?

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they were shot, beheaded, used for bayonet practice, or killed in some other gruesome manner before being dumped into mass graves- thousands were buried alive

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Japanese rape of Nanjing

what happened to thousands of women?

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raped, brutally forced into sex, murdered afterwards

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Pearl Harbour

what happened on December 7, 1941?

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Japan bombs Pearl Harbour, an American naval base in Hawaii

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Pearl Harbour

why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?

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they wanted to expand its empire in the Pacific and viewed the American’s growing naval strength as a possible obstacle

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Battle of Hong Kong

what happened 8 hours after Pearl Harbour?

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Japan attacks the British territory of Hong Kong

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Battle of Hong Kong

who was involved in the battle (Canada vs Japan)?

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1975 young, inexperienced Canadian soldiers and 2 nurses in Hong Kong vs 50 000 battle hardened Japanese soldiers

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Battle of Hong Kong

what was the result of Japanese soldiers capturing the airport?

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eliminating all hope for air support and reinforcements

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Battle of Hong Kong

when did Canadians surrender?

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Black Christmas (December 25 1941)

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Battle of Hong Kong

what happened to the 1685 Canadians who survived?

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were sent to POW camps where conditions were rough- 260+ Canadians dead

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Japanese Internment

pre war- ________ Japanese Canadians lived in BC

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22 096

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Japanese Internment

what was Canada’s reaction to Pearl Harbour and Hong Kong?

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Canada took Japanese Canadians’ rights away

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Japanese Internment

what happened on February 24, 1942 to all male Japanese Canadians aged 18-45?

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were taken to camps in the interior of BC

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Japanese Internment

what happened within 24 hours of sending all Japanese males away?

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all Japanese Canadians had 24 hours to pack up and move inland

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Japanese Internment

what happened on March 4th to all Japanese Canadians and why?

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ordered to turn over their property and belongings to the Custodian of Enemy Alien Property as a “protective measure only”- but most never saw their possessions again

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Japanese Internment

after the war, Japanese Canadians were encouraged to _______________

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leave Canada

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Japanese Internment

what happened to the Japanese Canadians who stayed in Canada?

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were not allowed to return to Vancouver until 1949

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Japanese Internment

what was the government apology in 1988?

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a total of $12M ($21 000 to each internee)

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the war in Europe ends

what did other Allies do as Canadian forces freed the Netherlands and marched into northern Germany?

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converged on Berlin

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the war in Europe ends

when did Hitler commit suicide?

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on April 30 as Soviet forces entered the city

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the war in Europe ends

what happened on May 5, 1942?

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ceasefire declared

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the war in Europe ends

what happened on May 7, 1942?

A

German forces surrendered unconditionally

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the war in Europe ends

what happened on May 8, 1942?

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Allied leaders declared this day Victory in Europe Day

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war continues in the Pacific

Japan fought in _____________ and the _______

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southeast Asia / Pacific

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war continues in the Pacific

Japan occupied _____ (now Myanmar), much of ______, and the _________

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Burma / China / Philippines

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war continues in the Pacific

until when did the Allies have no success in stopping Japanese expansion?

A

until the US entered the war in 1941

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war in the Pacific

who dominated war in the Pacific?

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Americans

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war in the Pacific

slowly, the Allies began to win back the ___________ occupied by Japan

A

Pacific islands

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war in the Pacific

with the war over, the Allies could completely focus on ______

A

Japan

35
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war in the Pacific

by July 1945, ______ Canadians had volunteered to fight in the Pacific and planned to send ___ naval vessels

A

80 000 / 60

36
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war in the Pacific

why were the 80 000 Canadian volunteers and 60 naval vessels unneeded?

A

the Manhattan Project

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the Manhattan Project- atomic bomb

what was the Manhattan Project?

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code for top secret American- British- Canadian project- the atomic bomb

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the Manhattan Project- atomic bomb

who created the Manhattan Project?

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American Robert Oppenheimer

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Canada’s participation

which area provided uranium and where was the uranium refined?

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obtained from Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories; refined in Port Hope, Ontario

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Canada’s participation

Montreal: Canadian and British scientists work together to figure out how to _________________________

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effectively use the uranium to make the bomb work

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American involvement

how did US Air Force reach Japan?

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used bases on the recently recaptured Pacific Islands

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American involvement

what happened March-August, 1945?

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Americans firebombed 58 Japanese cities

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American involvement

what were the casualties of the American firebombing?

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84 000 (mostly civilian)

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American involvement

what was Japan’s reaction to American firebombing?

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does not give up

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the Atomic Bomb

which US president decides to use the atomic bomb?

A

Harry Truman

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the Atomic Bomb

which bomber dropped the first atomic bomb?

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the Enola Gay- American B-29 bomber

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the Atomic Bomb

what was the name of the 1st bomb?

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Little Boy

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the Atomic Bomb

when did Little Boy hit Hiroshima?

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at 8:16am on August 6

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the Atomic Bomb

how many were instantly killed by Little Boy?

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70 000

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the Atomic Bomb

when and why did the Americans drop another atomic bomb?

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3 days after bomb #1- Japan looks like they will continue to fight

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the Atomic Bomb

what was the name of the 2nd bomb?

A

Fat Man

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the Atomic Bomb

where did Fat Man hit?

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port of Nagasaki

53
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the Atomic Bomb

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70 000

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the Atomic Bomb

by 1950, how many had died from effects of the bombs?

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around 400 000 people

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results of the Atomic Bomb

when did the Japanese government sue for peace?

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the day after the Nagasaki bombing

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results of the Atomic Bomb

what happened August 14, 1945?

A

Japan unconditionally surrenders

57
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results of the Atomic Bomb

what happened August 14, 1945?

A

WW2 is officially over

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results of the Atomic Bomb

what day was August 14, 1945?

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Victory over Japan Day

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