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This week’s class topic does nothing short of cause an internal battle of the psyche of each reader. The recorded histories surrounding the Rape of Nanking are overwhelmed by biased, one-sided views and opinions that enter into a argument of “he-said, she-said” thwarts for public approval. The entire discussion on the Rape of Nanking might […]

Following the horrors of the Holocaust that transpired during the second world war, many Jewish refugees and displaced peoples collaborated with the Zionist movement. They packed up the little that they had left, if anything at all, and migrated to Palestine. Many of these people had just survived a great deal of physical and mental […]

In the early 1930s there was a political transfer of power in Germany to the Nazi party. At this time, the party was led by Adolf Hitler and he was known for his views and his agenda for the future of Germany. Part of his views, which were shared by a majority of the Nazi […]

Following the conclusion of World War II, many people were left homeless or in a place where they felt they just did not belong. Many of these people had endured years of hardships as a result of the second world war. They came to be known as Displaced Peoples, or DPs for short. Their trauma […]

The war is over and the celebration has gradually come to an end. Now what…? Reconstruction. The second world war left Europe in a state of disarray. For some nations, it was far more physical, but in all it was political. What changes awaited execution for the future, and in what ways should the rebuilding […]

After the conclusion of World War II, there were many unavoidable societal changes. Some pertained primarily to the dealing with returning soldiers, wounded or intact, as a collective society, while others dealt with figuring out where displaced children belonged. In all cases, however, one thing was for sure: World War II made people of all […]

Following the end of World War II, one of the most widely discussed and debated-over topics has been the rehabilitation of Japan’s cities after enduring an atomic bomb. Although there are many factors and opinions that have gone into this political discussion, one thing has been made clear above all else by a large majority […]

Following the conclusion of the second World War, there was a rush of people returning to their respective societies. So many people were rejoining the places that they once considered home, that in some instances, the newly returned were in such great a number that they redefined their local society. One group that had a […]

Following the conclusion of World War II, the individual statuses of European states were called into question. Almost immediately, sovereignty became a primary concern on all fronts, fostering reconstructive and innovative thinking with one common goal in mind: present and future national security. To achieve such a sought after political condition, all eyes turned to […]

My name is Quinton Cookis and I am a Junior here at Virginia Tech. I am both a History major and a cadet. I hope to one day return to Virginia Tech as a professional historian.