Erased History of WWII: The Nanjing Massacre
The fact that World War Two was a brutal, costly, total war campaign is well-known to even some of the […]
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Hello! My name is Danielle Schumacher ( I prefer to go by Dani) and I use they/she pronouns. I am from Smyrna, Delaware and a junior double majoring in political science and history and I am hoping to follow my undergrad degree with law school.
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Greek Displacement
In many ways history repeats itself, displacement has been echoed throughout the centuries. Following the end of the second World War, millions of people found themselves homeless, hungry and in search of refuge. In recent times we witnessed the images and footage of Syrians fleeing their home, devastatingly failing to reach the shores in …
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My name is Andrea Cohen and welcome to my blog. I am a senior at Virginia Tech majoring in History. I plan on continuing my education after I graduate to become a secondary social studies teacher.
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My name is Clay Jennings and I am a senior at Virginia Tech. I am majoring in History. My area of interest is in historical philosophy and religion. I am particularly interested in studying the development of Christianity from its … Continue reading →
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Hey everyone! My name is Cole and I’m a 4th year senior history major here at Virginia Tech. I enjoy tennis, video games, and sometimes going on hikes. This is actually my first semester on campus (went to NOVA my first 2 years) so I feel like a freshman even though I’m graduating in less …
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Hello, my name is David Carte. I’m a senior at Virginia Tech with a major in History. I’ve lived in Virginia my whole life, living up north near Manassas. Currently I’m enrolled in the Corps of Cadets and Army ROTC. I plan on making a career out of the Army, which is why I chose …
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Last Week
On The Matter of Israel and Palestine
In 1948, after six decades of waves of immigration, or aliyah, from Europe to the British Mandate in Palestine by the […]
Zionism, the Holocaust, and the Final Solution
Several decades before World War Two, a movement began in Europe among its Jewish population known as Zionism, which believed […]
The Multi-layered Marshall Plan
Following the destruction of World War Two, the European continent needed to be rebuilt almost in its entirety, however, due […]
The Memory of Hiroshima
In early August, 1945, the United States deployed two nuclear bombs against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all […]
Restoring Identity and Nationality
After World War Two, millions of people across Europe had lost their homes due to combat, capture, conscription, or outright […]
Displaced Persons
Christopher Jackson Displaced Persons The common theme for these articles involves people being displaced. This displacement was a result of […]
Selective Amnesia
A Holocaust and a massacre are ideas that have been intrinsically imbued into the social conscious of our society. No […]
#10 The Nanking Massacre
The image above shows an elderly woman who survived the Nanking Massacre after her entire family was murdered. Scenes […]
The Rape of Nanking
In the years immediately following WWII, the rest of the world was forced to come to terms with the horrors […]
Nanking and Its Many Question Marks
It is very common in history to see stories told differently by which side of the fence you are […]
Nanking: The Debate
In November of 1937, Japan launched an invasion on the Republic of China. By December, the walled […]
Something else left out our textbooks
Throughout our primary education we learn about history starting in elementary school with native Americans and Christopher Columbus to the […]
Sino-Japanese Conflict of Rhetoric and Disputed Fact
In Chang’s article of The Rape of Nanking – The Forgotten Holocaust of World War ll, Chang is very accusatory […]
