Tag: Postwar: A Global History of the Second World War’s History

France’s colonialism spanned nearly every continent, and its population in Africa provided essential relief for the empire’s survival, both during and after World War II. The experience of the Africans conscripted into the French army to help save France from Nazi Germany, prompted them after their return home to change the direction of independence movementsContinue reading “Do I Stay or Do I Go?”

The history of the Nakba, the “catastrophe,” is a painful memory for Palestinians and a difficult confrontation for Israelis. It is also at the center of the debate of the right of return for Palestinians, who wish to go back to the lands of their ancestors who lived there prior to the founding of theContinue reading “The Struggle”

Entering the Cold War was a tremendous undertaking in American history, just as much as it was in the modern political history of human society. The Allies of World War II began fighting over the political philosophy which would shape the future global order, and they all still feared the reemergence of fascist ideologies withinContinue reading “Preventing Annihilation”

By 1955, the world had gone through intensive cultural and societal changes from the competing victors of World War II. Although different initiatives had proven beneficial in rebuilding civilization through economic aid, the psychological toll of the war was still ever-present amongst the differing factions of the Postwar Era. The different strategies employed to helpContinue reading “A Maiden’s Smile and United Guilt”