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Name: _____________________________Global History on FilmUnbroken34385252794000Louis Zamperini was born in January 1917, in Olean, New York. Raised in California, Zamperini joined the track team in high school. Excelling at long-distance events, Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was set to compete again in the 1940 games in Tokyo, which were canceled when World War II broke out. A bombardier in the Army Air Corps, Zamperini survived a plane crash in the Pacific but that would only be the first chapter in an a life filled with excitement and unimaginable challenges.After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan achieved a long series of military successes. In December 1941, Guam and Wake Island fell to the Japanese, followed in the first half of 1942 by the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, and Burma. The turning point in the Pacific war came with the American naval victory in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The Japanese fleet sustained heavy losses and was turned back. Allied forces slowly gained naval and air supremacy in the Pacific, and moved methodically from island to island, conquering them and often sustaining significant casualties. Late in 1944, American forces liberated the Philippines and began massive air attacks on Japan. In early 1945, American forces suffered heavy losses during the invasions of Iwo Jima (February) and Okinawa (April), an island of strategic importance off the coast of the Japanese home islands. Despite these casualties and suicidal Japanese air attacks, known as Kamikaze attacks, American forces conquered Okinawa in mid-June 1945.Prisoner of War (POW)A POW is any person captured or interned by a power during?war. The term is applied only to members of organized armed forces, guerrillas, or civilians who take up arms against an enemy. According to the Geneva Convention of 1929, no POW could be forced to tell his captor any information other than his identity. Every prisoner of war was entitled to adequate food and medical care and had the right to exchange correspondence and receive parcels.Characters:Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell)- Zamperini became a world famous track sensation, competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.??After World War II began, he suspended his running career and became an Army Air Corps bombardier, surviving several combat missions flown out of his base in Hawaii.??On May 27, 1943, Zamperini’s bomber crashed in the Pacific, leaving Zamperini and two other survivors stranded on a raft surrounded by sharks.Pete Zamperini (Alex Russell)- Pete- Zamperini recognized that Louie had untapped athletic talent.?? Pete developed Louie’s speed, and would be his devoted coach.?When Louie was declared dead after his plane disappeared, Pete helped hold his family together.Sgt. Francis McNamara (Finn Wittrock)- This tail-gunner was the third man to survive the May, 1943 plane crash that killed most of his crew and left him stranded on a raft with Phillips and Zamperini.Lt. Russell Allen Phillips (Domhnall Gleeson)- This was Louie’s pilot and best friend.??A tremendously skilled airman, Phillips survived a plane crash in the Pacific, joining Zamperini and one other crewman in a tiny life raft.Mutsuhiro Watanbe (Miyavi)- alias “the Bird” was the sadistic disciplinarian who ran the prison camp. In November of 1943 he was sent to Omori prison camp and his ruthlessness earned him the position of “disciplinary officer.” Corporal Watanbe escaped capture and was never tried for his war crimes. Name: ___________________________________________Global History on FilmAnswer the following questions based on Angelina Jolie’s movie Unbroken starring Jack O’Connell and Takamasa Ishihara.467106013970000How did Louie’s athletic career help prepare him for what he would face in war? What did you find most remarkable about the things Louie and Phil did to survive on the raft? Explain.How did war change Louie? Give two examples.What did Louie do to able to survive life in the camp?Why is this movie titled, “Unbroken”? Explain.Later in his life, Louie tried to hunt down Watanabe to set up a meeting with him to discuss what happened in the Japanese camps during World War II. If you were Louie, what THREE questions would you ask Watanabe?-67310-142875The Internment of Japanese AmericansOver 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. Anti-Japanese paranoia?increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. Succumbing to bad advice and popular opinion, President Roosevelt signed an executive order in February 1942 ordering the relocation of all Americans of Japanese ancestry to internment camps in the interior of the United States. Many Japanese families sold their homes, their stores, and most of their assets. They could not be certain their homes and livelihoods would still be there upon their return. Because of the mad rush to sell, properties and inventories were often sold at a fraction of their true value.Until the camps were completed, many of the evacuees were held in temporary centers, such as stables at local racetracks. Ten camps were finally completed in remote areas of seven western states. Housing consisted mainly of tarpaper barracks. Families dined together at communal mess halls, and children were expected to attend school. Adults had the option of working for a salary of $5 per day.0The Internment of Japanese AmericansOver 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. Anti-Japanese paranoia?increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. Succumbing to bad advice and popular opinion, President Roosevelt signed an executive order in February 1942 ordering the relocation of all Americans of Japanese ancestry to internment camps in the interior of the United States. Many Japanese families sold their homes, their stores, and most of their assets. They could not be certain their homes and livelihoods would still be there upon their return. Because of the mad rush to sell, properties and inventories were often sold at a fraction of their true value.Until the camps were completed, many of the evacuees were held in temporary centers, such as stables at local racetracks. Ten camps were finally completed in remote areas of seven western states. Housing consisted mainly of tarpaper barracks. Families dined together at communal mess halls, and children were expected to attend school. Adults had the option of working for a salary of $5 per day.What is your reaction to the above reading? Why do you think many American people do not know about the internment of Japanese Americans? Did the Japanese and the Americans “play fair” (regarding civil righs) during WWII? Explain.-66675541020Historical AccuracyAs a young man, Louis Zamperini was a target for bullies who learned to defend himself. Sort of. On film, Zamperini is targeted by bullies and ends up on the ground, though his father later encourages him to defend himself; in real life, Zamperini learned to fight back, leaving his classmates with “fat lips.” We also miss out on his later pastime of breaking into homes and outrunning the police;Zamperini got into running because his brother notices how good he is at running away from trouble.Not entirely. Jolie’s film leaves out that also he wanted to impress girls in school.Zamperini was a stunning standout at the Olympics. True. Zamperini placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, with an impressive 56-second final lap. It’s an artistic choice that the film omits Zamperini shaking an impressed Hitler’s hand, instead dwelling on just how amazing that final lap was.After his plane was downed over the Pacific, Zamperini and his fellow survivors sustained themselves by eating albatrosses. True. And nauseating.In Japanese P.O.W. camps, Zamperini’s main problem was the physical abuse he was taking, including getting repeatedly punched in the face.Hmm… The whole ordeal is awful, but Jolie tends to soften life for Zamperini, focusing on his relationship with a single guard rather than untreated physical ailments he suffered from.Zamperini talked to his fellow prisoners, including John Fitzgerald (Garrett Hedlund), in the cell block.False. Speaking amongst prisoners at Ofuna camp was strictly forbidden.After his release from prison, Zamperini went on to carry the Olympic torch in Nagano in 1998.True.Historical AccuracyAs a young man, Louis Zamperini was a target for bullies who learned to defend himself. Sort of. On film, Zamperini is targeted by bullies and ends up on the ground, though his father later encourages him to defend himself; in real life, Zamperini learned to fight back, leaving his classmates with “fat lips.” We also miss out on his later pastime of breaking into homes and outrunning the police;Zamperini got into running because his brother notices how good he is at running away from trouble.Not entirely. Jolie’s film leaves out that also he wanted to impress girls in school.Zamperini was a stunning standout at the Olympics. True. Zamperini placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, with an impressive 56-second final lap. It’s an artistic choice that the film omits Zamperini shaking an impressed Hitler’s hand, instead dwelling on just how amazing that final lap was.After his plane was downed over the Pacific, Zamperini and his fellow survivors sustained themselves by eating albatrosses. True. And nauseating.In Japanese P.O.W. camps, Zamperini’s main problem was the physical abuse he was taking, including getting repeatedly punched in the face.Hmm… The whole ordeal is awful, but Jolie tends to soften life for Zamperini, focusing on his relationship with a single guard rather than untreated physical ailments he suffered from.Zamperini talked to his fellow prisoners, including John Fitzgerald (Garrett Hedlund), in the cell block.False. Speaking amongst prisoners at Ofuna camp was strictly forbidden.After his release from prison, Zamperini went on to carry the Olympic torch in Nagano in 1998.True.Is Unbroken a historically accurate portrayal of this time period? Why or why not? Explain.KEYUnbroken is the true story of Louis Zamperini, a promising young Olympic runner from Torrance, California, who was called into service on a bomber crew in the Pacific in World War II. Zamperini's plane went down in the Pacific Ocean and he and two other survivors drifted over 40 days living on rainwater and the occasional fish or bird they could catch. One of the crash survivors died on the raft. Zamperini and the other survivor, the plane's pilot, were finally nearing land when they were captured by the Japanese navy. The Japanese did not inform America of the capture of Zamperini, and after some time he was declared officially dead. His family in California refused to give up hope that he might return alive, however.The men were treated gently at first, given time to recuperate in a hospital. They were then suddenly transferred to a Japanese prisoner camp where they expected they would be executed. Because of his relative fame as an Olympic runner, Zamperini was selected for especially harsh treatment by the Japanese guards, but he was not killed. He was sent to a series of prisoner camps, eventually arriving at a camp in Tokyo where he received particularly brutal treatment by a guard the men called "The Bird." Japanese propagandists attempted to force Zamperini into making pro-Japanese broadcasts to America, but he refused and was severely punished.Louis was in a prison camp in Tokyo when American forces dropped the atomic bombs on Japan that led to surrender. Cut off from news, the prisoners knew almost nothing about the tide of the war until their guards informed them it was over. Louis was hospitalized and eventually sent home to Torrance, to the delight of his family. His life became troubled, however. He married a young woman after knowing her for only two weeks. He was disturbed by flashbacks to his days as a prisoner and had terrible dreams of being beaten by The Bird. He began to drink excessively and his wife told him she wanted a divorce.The Internment of Japanese AmericansOver 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Despite the lack of any concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. Anti-Japanese paranoia?increased because of a large Japanese presence on the West Coast. Succumbing to bad advice and popular opinion, President Roosevelt signed an executive order in February 1942 ordering the relocation of all Americans of Japanese ancestry to internment camps in the interior of the United States. Many Japanese families sold their homes, their stores, and most of their assets. They could not be certain their homes and livelihoods would still be there upon their return. Because of the mad rush to sell, properties and inventories were often sold at a fraction of their true value.Until the camps were completed, many of the evacuees were held in temporary centers, such as stables at local racetracks. Ten camps were finally completed in remote areas of seven western states. Housing consisted mainly of tarpaper barracks. Families dined together at communal mess halls, and children were expected to attend school. Adults had the option of working for a salary of $5 per day. ................
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