CSS Junior History Tutorial
CSS 340
Spring 2020
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| Certificates: International Relations, International Relations Minor |
The nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 marked a turning point in 20th-century world history. Warfare had changed permanently, and the threat of the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons has hung over humanity ever since. This course examines the documentable history of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: how noncombatant civilians became the target of sustained and immense violence; what people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as flyers in the attack mission, experienced; how the bombs were created (the attack on each city used a different technology); and the evidence regarding how they influenced decision-makers at the end of the war. Yet one of the most remarkable things about these bombings is the persistence of myths surrounding them. One is the myth that President Truman actively decided that nuclear weapons would be dropped on Japanese cities; another is that they decisively ended the Pacific War. We will spend a week discussing how these myths were intentionally created with the goal of shaping the historical record. Political exigencies demanded that history take a certain shape; in many respects this was true both in Japan and in the United States, but for very different reasons and with very different long-term effects. This course does not question whether those nuclear attacks were justified. That is a good question, but it is philosophical and not historical, and is best left to philosophers. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - 3rd Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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J. Samuel Walker, PROMPT AND UTTER DESTRUCTION
Other Readings TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Grading Components: Participation, Six 3- to 4-page response papers, Op-ed and in-class presentation |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Open to CSS Juniors Only |
| Instructor(s): Johnston,William D. Times: ....R.. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC421; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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| SECTION 02 - 4th Quarter |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Same as Section 01 Above |
| Examinations and Assignments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Johnston,William D. Times: ....R.. 02:00PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC421; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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