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History 12: War Crimes: Exploring Issues of Justice and Humanity in War (Mr. Walker)

Project Outline:
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Research

Books 

There are many print resources available for this project. They have been set aside for you on a cart and are organized according to topic.

Online Research

These are some recommended links to get you started in your research for each of the topic:
1. The Blitz
Explore the London Bombings during The Blitz - bombsight.org
BBC History - The Blitz
BBC History - The Blitz: Sorting the Myth from the Reality
The Blitz - Exploring 20th Century London
Remembering the Blitz - Firsthand accounts from the Storyvault Oral History Project
1. The Atomic Bombs
Wikipedia: Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Pacific War Organization – Was the Atomic Bombing of Japan Justified?
US History Organization- The Decision to Drop the Bomb
World War 2 on History Channel
“Pro and Con on Dropping the Atomic Bomb”- article in Seattle Times by Bill Dietrich, 1995

3. The Bombing of Dresden
PBS Firebombing of Germany and Japan
Official Memorial for the Bombing of Dresden
4. The Holocaust
Here is a link to the Holocaust Inquiry Webpage with Excellent Resources

The Holocaust (Canadian views, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Introduction to the Holocaust & the online exhibitions)

The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide – The World's Oldest Holocaust Memorial Institution

Bibliography of the Holocaust

5. The Nanking Massacre
The Divinity Library at Yale University-
The Nanking Massacre Project
Time Magazine- The Nanjing Massacre: Scenes from a Hideous Slaughter 75 Years Ago 
History.Com - The Nanking Massacre
   6. The Katyn Forest Massacre
CBC- The Katyn Massacre: A Crime Without Punishment 
Jewish Virtual Library -
The Katyn Massacre (April 1940) 
CIA -
The Katyn Controversy: Stalin's Killing Field  
Katyn Massacre (Sparticus Educational)

7. The Firebombing of Tokyo
PBS Firebombing of Germany and Japan 
Eyewitness to History- The Tokyo Fire Raids
Bombing of Tokyo - Wikipedia
Other Ideas
Comfort  Women
The "Comfort Women" Issue and the Asian Women's Fund (PDF)
2007-06-28

European Parliament speaks out on sexual slavery during WWII, Amnesty international, December 13, 2007

Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) Japan's Responsibility Toward Comfort Women Survivors

Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issue Comfort-Women.org FAQ


History of Comfort Women by the Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues - History

New York Times Article "The Comfort Women and Japan's War on Truth"  November 14, 2014



Pearl Harbor

Eyewitness to History - Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941

History.Com - Pearl Harbor


Archives & Manuscripts Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Hawaii War Records Depository


7 Dember 1941 The Airforce Story

Naval History and Heritage Command - Pearl Harbor Attack

United States History - Pearl Harbor Attack

Encyclopedia Brittanica -Pearl Harbor Attack


Treatment of Allied POWs by the Germans
Prisoners of War -History Learning site
Prisoners of World War II - History.com
Prisoners of War in the Second World War  - Veterans Affairs Canada


Unit 731 Experiments

 US National Library of Medicine 

CIA - A History of Chemical and Biological Warfare (Use Ctrl "F" key and type in Unit 731 to find the relevant information for WWII) 

Unit 731 Organization

Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org


*Have you tried using WebPath Express?

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Google News Archive 

Have a look at archival newspapers here!


MLA Formating & Bibliography

You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.

If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up! 

If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .


Presentation

You may choose to use any format you wish for your presentation.
For some ideas of presentation and sharing tools, check out some ideas HERE.