The invasion of Poland in September 1939 was the beginning of WWII. This clip contains footage of artillery and infantry attacks which resulted in the capture of Warsaw. It was shot by German troops and confiscated by the Allied Forces. It’s an unbelievably vivid documentary of the events.
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20th Century European History
Curated by Sarah Richards
Modernism is the primary focus of this 20th Century European History group. In particular, how centuries of devotion to human reason and faith created the twentieth century as a century of crisis - beginning with Nietzsche and Freud and end with the fall of Soviet-style communism. Salient topics surrounding this “crisis” approach to the 20th century in Europe could be: Russian revoltution, World War I and II, Nazism, Fascism, Winston Churchill, existentialism, George Orwell, Cold War, Berlin Wall.
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Steve Durgan, March 16, 2012
Steve Durgan, Feb. 18, 2012
Does Germany still owe Greece $95 billion dollars in reparations for World War 2? If so, do they have the moral obligation to bail out Greece today rather than push for Greek economic austerity measures?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2093990,00.html
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Steve Durgan, Feb. 16, 2012
In October 1961, just two months after the construction of the Berlin Wall, there was a showdown between Soviet and American tanks at Check Point Charlie. The crisis ended after a three day standoff, tank engines running, canons loaded. Here’s a look back at this haunting moment.
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Steve Durgan, Feb. 9, 2012
Interesting overview of World War I and how it began and evolved from 1914 to 1918
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Bob Butterworth, Feb. 6, 2012
Reagan recognized that Gorbachev was not like previous Soviet dictators, and he adapted his strategy accordingly. But Gorbachev would not have engaged in perestroika and glasnost if not for Reagan’s brilliant combination of encouragement and pressure. Sure, that strategy would not have worked with Stalin, but Reagan knew he wasn’t dealing with Stalin.
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Sarah Richards, Feb. 4, 2012
Before the Berlin Wall’s erection, 3.5 million East Germans circumvented Eastern Bloc emigration restrictions and defected from the GDR, many by crossing over the border from East Berlin into West Berlin, from where they could then travel to West Germany and other Western European countries. Between 1961 and 1989, the wall prevented almost all such emigration.
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Tim Foufas Feb. 5, 2012
I visited East Berlin in 1980 and crossed into the West. Amazing scary experience for a teenager. -
Bob Butterworth Feb. 6, 2012
Yes, scary indeed. I passed through Check Point Charlie in the winter of 1988. I visited East Berlin and then came back through the checkpoint 1 day later. I still remember how nervous how was. But how grateful I was that the East Berliners were, i general, so kind to me. Funny how that is such ancient history today.
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