Category: #6 Labor
Labor CJackson
Christopher Jackson A Question of Labor As stated many times before, WWII left war torn Europe in shamble. Still buildings can be rebuilt and rumble cleared away. Though the people are a different story especially displaced people. When the U.S. introduced the Marshall Plan they also had to deal with these DPs. A man by …
Migrants and the Question of National Identity
After the Second World War, the economies of both Western and Eastern Europe alike found themselves in labor shortage. In order to get their economies back on track, European countries needed workers. One group of people that became the main source of labor was the individuals who were displaced during the war. Displaced persons became …
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Labor of Displaced Persons after WWII
After World War Two there was a population dilemma. Many people were living in countries that did not want them (for racial, ethnic, or political reasons) or that they had been forced to relocate to because their country did not want them. The countries that these “displaced persons” were living in, were the most hard […]
A Laborious Relationship
The Second World War left much of the world in ruins. In Europe there were millions of people without homes or hope. These displaced persons were forced out of their homes by destruction, persecution and the search for a better life. The massive numbers of refugees were both a large problem and solution for the … Continue reading “A Laborious Relationship”
The Question of Labor
Europe and the world in general faced many problems in the postwar time period. The greatest question that faced world leaders was that of labor. Over 60 Million people were killed in the war, not only men of fighting age but also women, children and older men. The war not only devastated the physical cities … Continue reading “The Question of Labor”
The IRO to the Rescue
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 […]
Labor and Gender Roles Postwar
In the photo below the young Japanese girl being caressed by an American soldier in occupied Japan appears wholly dissatisfied. While that may be the case in this photograph, Holly Sanders argues in her article, “Panpan: Streetwalking in Occupied Japan” … Continue reading →
The Slavery of the Displaced Person
Throughout much of World War Two, the Nazi regime strictly enforced the brutal practice of forced labor. With more than twelve million laborers from more than twenty different countries, the Nazi regime was using forced labor to make up large portions … Continue reading →
Race in England
In the early to mid 1900’s England was moving day by day, living their daily lives, and doing daily ordinary things. In Chris Waters article, “Dark Strangers”, he genuinely portrays blacks as being strangers to the British culture. He talks about the severe anxiety that the British had due to the idea of blacks joining into […]
Panpans…”quite the experience”
Occupied Japan was a nation aiming to rebuild through any means necessary with, of course, the assistance of the good ole U.S.-of-A. For some, this meant adapting to the democratic changes in lifestyle and government. For others (namely Japanese women), this meant engaging in prostitution brothels and ‘street-walking’ to earn a living. As presented by […]
