6.4 End of the War & Holocaust

General George Patton

General Douglas MacArthur

General Dwight D Eisenhower

General Erwin Rommell

open a new Allied front in Europe

avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian tarers

forced Italy to surrender

stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe

heavy bombing from Chinese air bases

invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia

fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan "hump"

"island hopping" from the South Pacific to within striking distance of Japan

they developed the atomic bomb

they broke Germany secret codes

they raised revenue for the war effort

they developed a code that was not broken by the enemy

work on the development of an atomic bomb

increase economic production to meet wartime demands

defund New York City against a nuclear attack

recruit men for the military service

an invasion of Japan would result in excessive casualties

Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe

an alliance was developing between Japan and the Soviet Union

Japan was in the process of developing its own atomic weapons

the outbreak of WWII

US entry into WWII

the surrender of Japan

the spready of Communism

to seek guaranteed universal suffrage

to escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster

to seek better educational opportunities

to escape state-sponsored genocide

the Bataan Death March

Nazi concentration camps

Japanese American internment camps

the bombing of Hiroshima

citizens charged with war crimes must be given a trial in their home country

only a nation's leaders can be charged with war crimes

military leaders are more responsible for war crimes than civilian authorities are

obedience to the nation's wartime policies does not excuse guilt for crimes against humanity