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AP European History
Unit 8 – 20th Century Global Conflicts
Topic 8.8
How does critical race theory reinterpret racial dynamics at play during World War II?
The theory argues that racism ended with the conclusion of WWII.
Critical race theory dismisses racism as irrelevant to understanding WWII events.
It proposes that there was universal racial harmony across Europe and Asia during WWII era.
It criticizes how racist ideologies informed policies such as Hitler's Aryan supremacy belief and actions like Japanese internment camps in the U.S..
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