Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor Hiroshima 9/11

John Dower, Professor of History at MIT, analyzes the historical and cultural forces behind the Japanese attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, the United States dropping on an A-bomb on the Japanese at Hiroshima, and the attack on the United States by Osama Bin Laden's supporters on 9/11. Series: "Humanitas" [5/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8646]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• history
• japan
• pearl
• harbor
• atomic
• bomb
• Hiroshima
• 9/11

[weedyz]

atleast someone knows whats up

[golcynski]

agree, we are always manipulated into conflict.

America being a mix of various nations, by definition we are here to make a living not war, the start of war always has some idealogies, that some race is better than other, you can't have that in america, that is why they came up with common ENEMY for us, the TERRORISM we are constantly told to be AFRAID OF TERRORISTS, the real terrorists are people on TV

[LikaPyramid]

★THE ROTHSCHILDS ARE THE PROBLEM!★

They're in charge of the Whole Western Civilization!, All Religions, All Food Fabrications,Goverments(Organi­­­zations), The Media(Associations), And all Financial, Mass Murdering Institutions

They have caused Disorder, Death and have Financed every War From Both sides since the 1600's and are the ones behind the horrible day of 9/11!

We must not let ourselves be treated like Taxpaying Deathslaves of the Liberal Bankingsystem!

★ ITS TIME FOR REVOLUTION ★

[atrios28]

This guy is GREAT. Look at the sorrow in his demeanor - great knowledge & wisdom leads to great sadness. No wonder Americans prefer "reality TV" and "American Idol"

[judenihal]

Okay that was a bit harsh, I don't think the US deserve anymore 9/11's but the US is really a war criminal to the world for their invasions, especially in the Iraq war. No wonder there are people who hate america, and 9/11 happened, but I was told that 9/11 was an inside job.

[judenihal]

Hiroshima bombing makes me hate America, because bombing Japan like that is wrong. Japan especially is older than America, a lot of old stuff and buidings would have been lost. Also theres more than that to why I am against it but my main argumenet is why didn't they do the same for Nazi Germany? That shows how racist the American Government was that they have to eradicate the Asian people they hate. I do not feel bad for the 9/11 victims and Pearl Harbour anymore, the US deserve much more.

[dyaakov]

@Tsnore during 5 thousand years chinese have been in the vanguard of technology, only during the european imperialistic time of 19th-20th centuries chinese lost that position, so if China becomes a superpower, things are just going to return as it has been during 4800 years

[Tsnore]

What is significant is how technology mapped itself onto cultures that were isolated and drunk on their own self-importance and used sophisticated weapons to justify their own existence, rational plans, and prejudice. We will see it with China next and God help us all.

[ThePhantom2K9]

An hour? Really?