Author: Meaghan McCann

Although the United States did not fully enter WWII until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 the war had started earlier in Europe and Asia. The start of WWII began in Asia when Japan started to occupy Manchuria in 1931 (Chang, 3). Other parts of China started to fall to the […]

During WWII, Japan took over vital European colonies in Asia such as Dutch Indonesia, French Indochina, British Malaya, and Burma so that they could have resources if they were cut off by other majors powers at the time. When the allies won the war and Japan surrendered, its newly claimed territories could not be won back […]

The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 seemed like a sanctuary for displaced Jews, from European countries, who were fleeing the Nazis and the anti-Jewish sentiment in Europe. Ben-Gurion, who was head of the Jewish Agency, helped found the state of Israel for this purpose. The displaced Jews came to Palestine in the […]

During World War II, Hitler came to power in Germany and was in charge during the Third Reich. While Hitler was in power he forced the Jews to move to ghettos and concentration camps. The Jews lived in horrible conditions and many died. They were not given proper care, food, or living conditions in these […]

After World War II, many European countries were destroyed as well as people’s homes. Europe had a surplus of displaced persons and not enough space or work for everybody who had been moved around during the war. Some people also did not want to return to their homeland and wanted to stay where they were […]

  During World War II, the Allies were fighting against the Axis Powers. Two countries that were enemies during the war were the United States and Japan. The Japanese were strong willed fighters and refused to give up, so the Allies unfortunately were left to making the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima […]

After World War II ended, soldiers returned home to their families. However, not everyone’s return home went as smoothly as they had hoped. Some soldiers returned with psychiatric casualties and the media did not help them with a steady recovery. The media portrayed men in the military as strong and tough because they were masculine, […]

I have never had to move in my life, my family has been stationary in northern Virginia for over 20 years. So I have no idea what it must have felt like for the ethnic Germans after World War II ended when they had to pick up what they could carry and move out of […]

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