Category: Other History
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The Nazi Blindfold: Nazi Propaganda in Germany
It is the year 1933 and Germany is doing great once again. The Nazis have held true to their promise of repairing both Germany’s economy as well as their national pride. It seems like everything is going well despite the impending war. Although it looks that way evil is lurking behind the scenes of everyday…
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“Food Will Win the War”: Food in the Military During WWI
“Food will win the war.” Was Herbert Hoover’s rallying cry while in charge of the United States Food Administration during World War One.[1] This statement, although an oversimplification often made on all sides of the war, had an element of truth to it.[2] All powers involved in World War One had to deal with the…
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“The Most Solitary of Afflictions and the Most Social of Maladies”: Britain’s Attitude Toward Madness and Its Effect on Bedlam Asylum
Historians have a unique task of explaining the past, rather than simply relaying facts and figures to the public. This is because history is more complicated than simply recounting facts. The context of events, places, and peoples of the past must be explained in order to understand them. Historians explain that context. Similarly, sociologists often…
Unconventional Historian 