Category: #6 Labor
The Reality of Life for DP’s
Given the DP problems that were occurring in Europe while also affecting other areas of the world, this led to a variety of problems, some of which remain struggles that society faces to this day. With millions of people immigrating all over the world, there was bound to be conflict. Most clearly, this conflict arisesContinue reading “The Reality of Life for DP’s”
Labor and Other Political Tools
Displaced Persons were quite the commodity to be had after World War 2, depending on the person. The Western powers that had successfully freed Europe from the grip of the Nazis were quite welcoming to many of the displaced millions, but only if they were of use to them. In Gerard Cohen’s book In Wars …
Displaced Persons and the Need for Labor
As established, Displaced Persons were a major political object during the Postwar era. Not all DPs returned to their native country– many stayed in whatever country they found themselves in for an extended time, whether that be the U.K., France, Germany, or elsewhere. Some did not want to return to their native country, some had …
The Others
What does it mean to be British? This was the question Great Britain faced after World War II. Until this point it was defined by being a caucasian of Anglo-Saxon descent, whose value was defined by a hierarchal order. But … Continue reading →
Sources of Racism
The question of where racism originated is a puzzling one. Many people hold hard beliefs of a specific moment in time or a specific conceptual birth that led to the development of racism. The current cultural climate makes discussions about … Continue reading →
Dark Strangers
The man in the image above stands dominantly over the continent of Africa. The image shows the complete persona of an Englishman with detailed…
Refugees And the Labor Pool
One of the greatest population transfers in the history of Europe occurred in the aftermath of the second World War. Millions of Displaced Persons were repatriated to their homelands or moved to new homes after the war. The governments of Western Europe after the war looked at their own ravaged economies and then saw an …
Do Your Part
Along with all the other crises immediately following WWII, the issue of labor rose to the forefront of these discussions of resettlement and economic growth. The photo that I chose is of refugees working in a shoe factory. The way … Continue reading →
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 …
