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Nazi Germany always seems to be our go-to villain whenever we depict World War 2, despite the fact that Imperial Japan killed just as many people. Japan also seems to be portrayed as a victim of the war rather than one of the main aggressors. Why is that?
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The Animated History of China - youtu.be/YP1qjTzxQNE
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Chang, I. (1995). The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. New York: Basic Books.
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Hillenbrand, L. (2010). Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Random House.
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How a melancholy egg yolk conquered Japan - Vox - youtu.be/CTAnJTB9roI
mic.com/articles/134715/why-do-millennials-love-faux-incest-porn-so-much
theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/28/china-criticises-japan-after-shinzo-abe-honours-war-criminals-as-martyrs
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9930041/Japan-PM-dismisses-WWII-war-crimes-trials-as-victors-justice.html
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Video Credits -
history of japan - bill wurtz - youtu.be/Mh5LY4Mz15o
history of the entire world, i guess - bill wurtz - youtu.be/xuCn8ux2gbs
Donald Trump struggles with lyrics to God Bless America - Guardian News - youtu.be/zAux_lN9rIg
Westworld Season 2 Episode 4 - Riddle of the Sphinx (2018)
Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 9 - Blackwater (2012)
Flowers of War (2011)
Unbroken (2014)
The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at The Hollywood Palladium (2017)
Photo Credits -
docs.google.com/document/d/1jcvqMMO1nEfhMpRsyO2HmSsNqyIL1Ezl12onCrLSWuU/edit?usp=sharing
Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
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Hashtags: #history #japan #china #korea #war #warcrimes #tokyo #beijing #nanking #worldwar2 #military #worldwar #empire #sorry #tradewar
Nazi Germany always seems to be our go-to villain whenever we depict World War 2, despite the fact that Imperial Japan killed just as many people. Japan also seems to be portrayed as a victim of the war rather than one of the main aggressors. Why is that?
Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv
Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter
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Reddit ► reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter
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Special Thanks to Suibhne:
youtube.com/c/suibhne
twitter.com/SuibhneOfficial
The Animated History of China - youtu.be/YP1qjTzxQNE
---
Chang, I. (1995). The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. New York: Basic Books.
amzn.to/2PHVwC4
Hillenbrand, L. (2010). Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Random House.
amzn.to/2WyjeP6
How a melancholy egg yolk conquered Japan - Vox - youtu.be/CTAnJTB9roI
mic.com/articles/134715/why-do-millennials-love-faux-incest-porn-so-much
theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/28/china-criticises-japan-after-shinzo-abe-honours-war-criminals-as-martyrs
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9930041/Japan-PM-dismisses-WWII-war-crimes-trials-as-victors-justice.html
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Video Credits -
history of japan - bill wurtz - youtu.be/Mh5LY4Mz15o
history of the entire world, i guess - bill wurtz - youtu.be/xuCn8ux2gbs
Donald Trump struggles with lyrics to God Bless America - Guardian News - youtu.be/zAux_lN9rIg
Westworld Season 2 Episode 4 - Riddle of the Sphinx (2018)
Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 9 - Blackwater (2012)
Flowers of War (2011)
Unbroken (2014)
The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at The Hollywood Palladium (2017)
Photo Credits -
docs.google.com/document/d/1jcvqMMO1nEfhMpRsyO2HmSsNqyIL1Ezl12onCrLSWuU/edit?usp=sharing
Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #japan #china #korea #war #warcrimes #tokyo #beijing #nanking #worldwar2 #military #worldwar #empire #sorry #tradewar
