When did Western newspapers stop using the term “Japs” in their ...
Dec 15, 2023 · There are countless examples of highly accredited publications like the New York Times that used the derogatory term “Japs” in their articles instead of “Japan/Japanese” during …
Context of sign telling Japanese people to "keep moving"
Feb 20, 2016 · In this picture, someone has put up a sign saying "JAPS KEEP MOVING - THIS IS A WHITE MAN'S NEIGHBORHOOD". In case this was not enough, the window has a sign …
Was the word that is now considered a slur against Japanese …
Jul 12, 2020 · The Japs succeed in passing the immigration authorities by practicing time-honored tricks and deceits. Once in the land of the free the alleged students get work on the railroads …
offensive language - Is 'Jap' still considered an ethnic slur ...
Nov 6, 2012 · ~Seventy years after 'The War', is Jap still considered to be an ethnic slur in the US? Is/was it also considered offensive in the UK?
Why, in the US, is Japanese brutality ignored compared with the …
Maybe it's a cultural thing. Much of Nazi victims are Europeans with western culture (including European Jews), and Americans identify better with them compared to Chinese and South …
Where did the so-called "Japanese Skulls" end up?
I've heard that a lot of the "japanese" skulls on the market are just native graves that got plowed up by bulldozers and the like during the war and marketed as Japanese.
military - How did British aircraft fare against Japanese aircraft ...
Feb 26, 2020 · It goes without saying that both the Supermarine Spitfire used by the UK and the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero are iconic fighter aircraft of the Second World War. But how did …
united states - Why was the Japanese Army's fatalities inflicted ...
Apr 25, 2016 · Leaving aside the naval battles of the Pacific, why did the Japanese army do so poorly against allied forces (specifically United states and Australian forces) when on the …
When and where did the Allies use starvation tactics in WW2?
Mar 21, 2024 · There's a paper that claims in relation to the Nuremberg trials: The American‑run tribunal hearing the case affirmed the legal “propriety of attempting to reduce [a place …
world war two - History Stack Exchange
May 11, 2020 · All quotes come from r/askhistorians comment by User druidofdarrowdelf, but it doesn't answer my own questions. The Japanese captured a Navajo POW, Joe Kieyoomia, …