Overview
please respond to the following:
The Second World War is sometimes called the "Good War," a term that is meant to convey the idea that this was a conflict in which the United States was clearly engaged in a morally righteous cause and in which the nation helped secure a victory against forces of evil. Please assess the concept of the "Good War" by drawing on the following sources:
Lecture 12 ("World War II and American Society")
Rosie the Riveter Memoirs
- Grant Hirabayashi, Oral History
- On the basis of these sources, do you think it is accurate to refer to World War II as the "Good War"? Why or why not? (Please note: You do not have to take one side or the other in your response. You may argue that it is accurate to use this term in some senses but not in others.)