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

What does Veterans’ Day mean to you? For most just a day off school or work and sales at the mall. This is the main problem with the concept of “veterans,” what benefits we should give them and whether they are worth the special benefits and reverence. After World War II, thousands of men who […]

Hey, everyone. I am Zachary Hubbard, a history major and an Appalachian studies minor. I am a senior here at Tech and the Corps of Cadets…

Wars have always been a cause of massive displacement among people, none more so than World War II.  Europe had many people who were displaced due to repatriation efforts started by Germany during the war.  This was a reason for the problem that followed the war with the repatriation efforts started by the US and … Continue reading →

  In the years following the end of World War II in Europe, the entire continent had to deal with massive efforts of reconstruction and reorganization to get the broken nations of Europe back on their feet. Many of the countries faced unparalleled damage to infrastructure and administrative institutions that made healing an even more … Continue reading →

Following the Second World War, nations across Europe sought to recover what property Nazi Germany had stolen from them: machines, gold, paintings, and even humans. While many Europeans displaced by WWII eagerly sought to return home, some citizens no longer wished to return to their home countries form before the war. However, following the war, …

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After reading the first part of Cohen’s “In War’s Wake: Europe’s Displaced Persons in Postwar Order and Zahra’s “‘A Human Treasure’-Europe’s Displaced Children Between Nationalism and Internationalism, ” my understanding of the displaced persons epidemic that caused distress across the European continent is viewed with better understanding. I like how the Zahra article shows the …

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Two summers ago I spent the month of July travelling across the country, stopping at Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and ending up in Los Angeles. I was recovering from a second back surgery, and I felt that I needed to undergo a complete physical, mental, and spiritual recharge to get back on track.  While in …

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The reason that I chose this photo is because it exemplifies the role of children in the years immediately following the war and how they fit into the national versus international debate. As the caption states, this photo is from one of the Displaced Persons camps established after the war in which children would go …

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WW2 had reduced Europe to a melting pot. The war torn landscape of Germany and France held refugees of many nationalities and identities, all being coveted by the victorious Allied powers. Under the guise of international relief and working in the interest of human rights, the refugee question became the first battleground between the East …

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This picture depicts children refugees from Poland that immigrated to Iran. Many children’s lives after World War 2 was like this because of the government.  Following the end war each government had their own reasons and ways on how to handle displaced peoples driven by their morals, and religion to protect all races, ethnicity and […]