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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is ridiculous. How does any person expect to cover every detail of history when teaching an intro-level survey class to high school students?[/quote]

You are acting like the war in the Pacific and Asia is some kind of granular event.  Good Lord, it was half the entire war in which nearly as many people died compared to Europe, if not more.  It is fundamental to US history since the US played much more of a role in defeating the Axis power in the East.

Compare how much time is spent on learning about WW2 in Europe and Nazis vs Imperial Japan, their atrocities, and US battles in China, Burma, and all throughout Asia.  Be honest, how many Japanese death camps can you name vs Nazi concentration camps.  [/quote]

It was one war among many that the US fought in and history curriculums in general have been de-emphasizing wars in favor of political and civil changes. There are about 25 weeks in a school year, how much time in general should be devoted to WWII?[/quote]

Take the time spent on WW2. Immediately split in half and spend it on Asia/The Pacific. Actually 60% should probably be spent on Asia given how much more of a vital role the US was in Asia.[/quote]

So a day or two, and you expect to pack everything that people have said was left out into two classes?[/quote]

I doubt only 4 days are spent on all of WW2..[/quote]

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