Month: October 2017
Early Nationalism Leads To Racism
As with Germany before the war, Britten had a time when they had to also rethink their ideas on national identity. After World War Two, Britain’s national identity began to crumble as there was no conflict to keep their citizens working together. Government officials used the old stories of how Britten came together by itself …
Labor
World War II left a war-torn Europe in shambles. Buildings, roads, and homes were all destroyed from the constant bombardment. On top of all the infrastructure dismantlement, there was the problem of displaced persons. European economies were heavily struggling which lead to the creation of the Marshall Plan to ease some of the burden …
Degrading Laborers for National Gain
IRO Following the end of World War II, the exploitation of displaced people was not limited just to mass deportation. Displaced people were demoted from the status of a human and seen simply as an exploitable resource to be used to reconstruct and rebuild the ruins of the victorious countries. Similarly to my Displaced […]
Labor: The Common Thread
Much of the discussion surrounding the state of post-World War II Europe focuses on the sheer volume of death and destruction. With almost 43 million Europeans dead and countless houses, factories, and entire towns wasted by intense shelling and collateral damage, this is easy to do; viewing such graphic images and reading or listening about the war-time atrocities …
The Intersection of Labor Needs, Race, and Rebuilding
World War II led to both the greatest loss of human lives in any war as well as the greatest number of displaced people in both East and West Europe. With this combination of death and displacement leaving large numbers of their populations gone, countries like Britain, France, and Belgium had to figure out where […]
A post war racist world
After Wold War 2 every nation had to deal with racism and hatred for other genders. Countries were divided such as Pakistan and Israel and to this day is a big controversy. Because we are Americans we know of the racism that races such as African Americans, Jews and Asians had to endure but we […]
People or Pawns
A DP is a term that nations use to generally describe a large group of people otherwise known as refugees. Over the years there has been a movement to standardize the treatment of these people and thereby make them more easy to deal with. However, due to the overwhelming number of refugees following World War […]
Countries Look To Rebuild With DPs and Migrant Workers
In the aftermath of the war, many states faced problems revolving around their population and the displaced populations from the war. With the influx of refugees many states set up plans to use them as part of their labor force. The picture above shows a ship of migrant workers and displaced persons (DPs) hoping to …
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Reactionary British Identity
Labor and migration played a large role in helping reform national identities across Europe after World War II. During the war, nations rallied around the war effort, rendering national identities strong and unified. However, many countries found that their identities … Continue reading →
Redefining the Nation through labor
The years following the end of World War Two were hectic and led to the fall of great Empires. During this time countries like England had to deal with revolutions in colonies and the people moving back to England from these places. During this time of decolonization England had a change in the way women […]
