Healing the Hurt
Following the Second World War people across the world were faced with challenges that they could never imagine. Soldiers returning […]
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Good afternoon (or morning depending your pc usage time) My name is William de Castrique, I am a Junior in Classical Studies and History . I am obsessed with both Rome and Trivia, often these two go hand and hand, for example I run a Rome trivia group as well as a general trivia group. …
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Blog 0 My name is Christopher Jackson I am studying history. I lack anything important, interesting, or unusual to share in this post. For this class I hope to gain a firm grasp of Post war history to be success in the rest of my studies. Currently I do not have many questions about this …
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Hi I’m Caroline Freeman! First, I’d like to apologize for the name of this blog, I’m prone to bad puns/dad jokes. I’m a junior history major from Ashburn, VA. When I’m at Tech I enjoy doing things with my sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma and the Hillel (Jewish organization). I also love my dog back home […]
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Ethiopian Christianity Before Europeans entered the continent of Africa there were already people inhabiting the it. Just like anywhere else that has people communities were built up. These communities housed cultures, languages, and religions all to themselves. After gaining stability and expanding influence trade networks were made constructed on and off the continent. With this …
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Blog11 During the 1850s there was an event known now as the Xhosa Cattle-Killing. This cattle killing is exactly what it sounds like. Almost all the Xhosa cattle and crop were destroyed. This event took place in South Africa after several years of existential problems. These problems came in many different forms and were troublesome …
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Blog10 According Eric Williams, the British industrial revolution was in part linked to the profits made from the African slave trade. The Atlantic trade also offered materials from across the known world to Europe. Britain because of the trade managed to amass great amounts of wealth from the Atlantic trade. The increased in raw materials …
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Blog11 During the 1850s there was an event known now as the Xhosa Cattle-Killing. This event took place in South Africa after several years of existential problems. Many of these problems took the form of natural disasters and colonial expansion. At this point many people were likely seeking an answer to these threats on their …
Last Week
Hiroshima Maidens: More than a Facelift
Nearing the end of World War II, the Allied forces were desperate to end the fighting with Japan in the […]
Catching Up
My name is Parker Manning. I am a double major in Political Science and History. I study Political Science for […]
Veterans Blog (Seminar Leadership)
1) A common theme was the disgrace and shame the German soldiers received. Collin R. wrote “duty and honor are […]
No Welcome Home
As we all know, the Second World War ended for us with much celebration and the homecoming of many of […]
Veterans… or not so much?
Following the V-Day the Russians portray their country as making a miraculous transition from war to demobilization, however thats not […]
Displaced Persons
When discussing World War II many people associate the post war period with the Marshal Plan and as an economical […]
Honey, I’m Home!
Following World War II, hundreds of thousands of men rushed home from the European or Pacific theaters to the waiting […]
Return of the Veteran
Following the conclusion of the second World War, there was a rush of people returning to their respective societies. So […]
A Day in the Life of a WWII Veteran
Americans Throw a Parade for WWII Veterans Returning Home When I think about war veterans today, I imagine men and […]
Veteran Affairs after World War II.
The culture of today’s America has created this huge push and support for veterans of all wars. Those men and […]
Returning With a Burden
Two soldiers embrace on the battlefield The wounds sustained by soldiers on the battlefield go […]
Veterans Return Home
After World War II ended, soldiers returned home to their families. However, not everyone’s return home went as smoothly as […]
My Tomorrow
During wartime, it is no surprise that visions of homecoming kept the soldiers morale higher; images of soldiers returning to their […]
