Handout
The Nanjing Atrocities: The Range of Human Behavior
Give students a framework for analyzing their assigned story about a response to the Nanjing atrocities.
Subject
- History
Language
English — USUpdated
How to Cite This Handout
Facing History & Ourselves, “The Nanjing Atrocities: The Range of Human Behavior”, last updated November 30, 2018.
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