America downplayed it because it launched straight into the Cold War alliance propaganda and remembering it would be inconvenient while trying to build alliances against China and Russia.
I don’t know what Germany teaches about the invasion of China and the occupation of Korea and the Pacific islands, but I can certainly see why both East and West Germany would teach it in school.
If I remember correctly it was mentioned when we were talking about warcrimes and the war in the Pacific but obviously never to the extent of what happened in Europe.
America downplayed it because it launched straight into the Cold War alliance propaganda and remembering it would be inconvenient while trying to build alliances against China and Russia.
I don’t know what Germany teaches about the invasion of China and the occupation of Korea and the Pacific islands, but I can certainly see why both East and West Germany would teach it in school.
If I remember correctly it was mentioned when we were talking about warcrimes and the war in the Pacific but obviously never to the extent of what happened in Europe.