POSTWAR: A Global History of the Second World War's Legacy

In 1950, a design competition was held for a new poster that would advertise the European Recovery Program, or Marshall Plan as it would eventually be known. The purpose of this competition was to promote the idea of prosperity through unity in post-war Europe. Unlike some of the other entries, this poster emphasized that European … Continue reading →

Even while World War Two raged on people had hope of the rebuilding that would occur afterwards and the renaissance of standards of living that would occur. In the United Kingdom, Sir William Beveridge, published his plan for the rebirth of British society called the Beveridge Plan. The Beveridge Plan proposed a national health service, […]

Christopher Jackson Reconstruction At the end of World War II parts of Europe was left in ruins. Britain was certainly heavily damaged by German bombing the war. Though the Axis powers were the main enemies of the war threats to democracy continued. Germany and Japan was subdued but the United States found a new foe …

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Wars are polarizing times that often result in changes in ideology. Each side is forced to pick a side and they then revert to the extremes of the ideological spectrum of that particular issue. Human rights became that issue in World War II. Human rights talks gained importance during the World War II period first […]

The notion of human rights is a subject that has been at the forefront of international political discussions since the onset of World War 2. In the years leading up to WW2, however, human rights were a relatively new idea. After the failure of the League of Nations, the rise of the Nazi party, and … Continue reading →

  Growing up in the United States, some things you know by the time you can talk. One of those things being that every human has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It says so in the Declaration of Independence. As we look back on the history of our country, we …

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 This week I choose the meme of John Green finishing his open letter and a link to one of his videos on 1950 American History on Civil rights. My open letter is to those in After World War II because so many government officials that had the power to make not only their country but […]

In Fred Turner’s article, The Family of Man and the Politics of Attention in Cold War America he attempts to explain the significance of one museum exhibit, how it came about, and what kind of impact it had on the world. There is a old saying that a photo can be worth a thousand words. That statement rings …

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Pictured above are images of a diverse group of individuals from all over the world that were found in an exhibition featured in the Modern Museum of Art in 1955. This exhibition was titled The Family of Man. This exhibit showcased photographs of men, women, and children submitted by 273 photographers world wide. To the average …

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“We hold these truths to be  self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”  As Nicholas Cage says in the critically acclaimed film National Treasure, people just don’t talk that way anymore.  The idea that these …

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