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1 Contributions of Minorities to Allies
Minority units won numerous medals for bravery in action.

2 Tuskegee Airmen Squad of black air fighter pilots who served in Europe
No pilots were shot down during war

3 Nisei Regiments Asian American groups who worked as spies and soldiers

4 Codetalkers Navajo Indians who used their language to code US messages in Pacific

5 Mexican Americans Only Minority group to fight in non-segregated military units

6 WWII – War Crimes

7 War Crimes Brutal crimes were committed against the innocent by all countries involved in war Millions of innocent people were killed by random bombing, genocide, and discrimination

8 Bataan Death March American POWs suffered brutal treatment by the Japanese after the surrender of the Philippines. Forced to march through jungle without food or water

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12 Holocaust Genocide: The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group Final solution: Hitler’s decision to exterminate all Jews Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps to be killed

13 Holocaust Holocaust victims: 11 million total Jews (6 million) Poles
Slavs Gypsies “Undesirables” (homosexuals, mentally ill, political dissidents)

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18 Nuremburg Trials Nazi leaders and others were convicted of war crimes
Emphasized individual responsibility for actions during a war, regardless of orders received Led to increased demand for a Jewish homeland

19 Japanese Americans were sent to camps (prison) during the war
Japanese Internment Japanese Americans were sent to camps (prison) during the war

20 Reasons for Internment
Strong anti-Japanese prejudice on the West Coast False belief that Japanese Americans were aiding the enemy

21 Internment Japanese sued gov’t for violating their civil rights
Supreme Court Case of Korematsu vs United States ruled US did not violate Japanese civil rights

22 Internment A public apology was eventually issued by the U.S. government in 1980’s. Financial restitution was made to survivors

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26 Geneva Convention Meeting in Switzerland to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war by establishing rules to be followed by all nations “The conduct of war often reflects social and moral codes of a nation “ Set up the rules of war for future wars

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