Session D-3: The Haymaker Tragedy: A Turning Point in History, in Chicago, the United States, and Beyond
Session Number
D-3
Grade Level
Grade Levels: HS
Start Date
4-3-2016 1:40 PM
End Date
4-3-2016 2:40 PM
Description
A critical turning point in modern warfare—aviation, civilian casualties, and population displacement during the Spanish Civil War and World War II—led to the Nuremberg Tribunals and UN Declaration of Human Rights, foreshadowing contemporary debates about bombing, drones, refugees/immigration, and interventionist foreign policies. This session will span World History and US History, drawing from free archival primary sources (graphic and textual) that reveal changing perceptions of warfare.
Session D-3: The Haymaker Tragedy: A Turning Point in History, in Chicago, the United States, and Beyond
A critical turning point in modern warfare—aviation, civilian casualties, and population displacement during the Spanish Civil War and World War II—led to the Nuremberg Tribunals and UN Declaration of Human Rights, foreshadowing contemporary debates about bombing, drones, refugees/immigration, and interventionist foreign policies. This session will span World History and US History, drawing from free archival primary sources (graphic and textual) that reveal changing perceptions of warfare.