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

The photo above was taken in a Jewish refugee camp outside of Frankfurt, Germany a few years after the end of World War 2. I thought it was appropriate given the subject if the weeks readings. Both articles are focused on what happened to those who were displaced by the war, mostly in Europe, and …

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The photograph above depicts the lost children of Lidice, a group of juveniles that were taken from their Czechoslovak homes and repatriated into German families. This was done in an attempt to “Germanize” them and thus increase the German population without decreasing the feelings of national identity. However, these children were not the only victims […]

After World War II, refugees and displaced persons (DPs) became a bigger problem than they had ever been before. The large number of Hitler’s and Stalin’s victims became stateless people, and the United States, along with other Western countries, took … Continue reading →

 Blog Post #1 Displaced People – Exploitation of Humans during Reconstruction 9/11/17 (Image: Migrant Crisis: A History of Displacement, Wall Street Journal) Following the surrender of the Axis, the Allies were faced with the reconstruction of Europe and the staggering number of Displaced People within Europe. The two articles: “A Human Treasure’ and ‘In Wars …

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A sense of place is important to humans. Sense of place is much more than just a reflection of a location, it’s built through the lived experience that involves a set of personal and community narratives. It’s built from the knowledge of the place, feeling oriented in one’s environment, as well as the feeling of […]

    At the end of World War II , the defeated Germans knew their social and economic environment would quickly decline. As the losers in war, their livelihood was dictated by the winners, the Allied powers. For them, this meant the complete destruction of their infrastructure, rationing of common necessities,and a high number of displaced persons. …

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Good evening everyone, I just finished up reading several articles about displaced persons post WWII. It really opened my eyes to the fact that there was still a lot of hardship left to deal with after the horrific effects of the war. I was able to gain a broader perspective on how the post war …

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After World War Two, many people found themselves with no home, no family, and in some cases no country. They had only what they could carry and what they could find. This was the great migration that was forced on so many Europeans after the war, as many displaced peoples were slowly moving back to their …

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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…

After the Second World War, Europe was in shambles. Now that the War was over, the question was how to rebuild it? Throughout the rebuilding process that followed, many men, women, and children found themselves in foreign lands. These people, not having anywhere to call home anymore, were bounced around from place to place and …

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