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WWII Post Traumatic Stress The National WWII Museum New …

WEBWWII Post Traumatic Stress. Not all wounds are visible at first glance. A look at the psychological strain of combat and its long lasting effects on our nation's warriors. When …

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Medical Innovations: Polio The National WWII Museum New …

WEBMedical Innovations: Polio. Before he took office and faced the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II, FDR faced the challenge of Polio. This disease was …

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The National WWII Museum New Orleans: Visit: Special Exhibits: …

WEBAfter 1933, the cards were presented to new “Heredity Health Courts” to support the sterilization of “genetically diseased” persons. “Don’t Go Blindly into Marriage!” Eugenics …

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WWI & WWII: 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Innovation

WEBWatch on. One of the deadliest moments in world history was the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic, worsened by the global movements of World War I. Learn about …

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Human Rights of Persons with Schizophrenia Before and After …

WEBDecades later, schizophrenia remains one of the most stigmatized mental health conditions, but positive effects were seen in the aftermath of World War II. Over 3,000 …

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The 1945 San Francisco Conference and the Creation of the United

WEBThe League of Nations achieved successes in international cooperation in its early years through conferences, intergovernmental committees, and meetings with experts in areas …

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Nurse POWs: Angels of Bataan and Corregidor

WEBThe “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor,” 77 American military nurses taken prisoner in the Philippines, provided lifesaving care to the civilian POWs in the Santo Tomas and Los …

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The Scientific and Technological Advances of World War II

WEBPenicillin Saves Soldiers Lives poster. Image courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, 515170. Of all the scientific and technological advances made during …

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From Soldiers to Civilians: Reflections on How the VA Assisted …

WEBKatie Delacenserie, the historian for the Veterans Health Administration, will provide insights into the unprecedented changes Veterans Affairs (VA) made after the war and …

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Life on Guadalcanal The National WWII Museum New Orleans

WEBOctober 2, 2017. For the infantryman, the campaign on Guadalcanal was synonymous with misery. The Americans who had the misfortune to serve on the island, particularly from …

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Take A Closer Look: America Goes to War

WEBAmerica's isolation from war ended on December 7, 1941, when Japan staged a surprise attack on American military installations in the Pacific. The most devastating strike came …

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COVID-19 Update The National WWII Museum New Orleans

WEBTo help protect the health and safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers, The National WWII Museum will temporarily close to the public, effective Saturday, …

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Research Starters: The Draft and World War II The National WWII

WEBThe Draft and WWII. On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 …

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The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference

WEBThe Bretton Woods conference in summer 1944 saw the global rise of the American Economic Empire—the empire of the dollar. November 29, 2019. In his magisterial …

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ISWD Roundtable: Individual Liberties, World War II, and the …

WEBThe Public Health Service Act, signed by Franklin Roosevelt in July 1944, established the federal government’s quarantine authority for the first time. Worried about the spread of …

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Military Service and the Draft Post-World War II

WEBThey would receive basic health care. And training would bring men from all over the country, from all different religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds, together …

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ISWD Roundtable: World War II and the Aftermath of the Present …

WEBNations function well only when their economic health, the strength of their people and civic institutions, and political wellbeing are in balance. Much like a three-legged stool, the …

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An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust

WEBCourtesy of the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum. Heinrich Himmler was born on October 7, 1900 to a middle-class family in Munich, Germany. In his early life, he had a …

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Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis The National WWII

WEBWatch on. Following the ship’s sinking, the next task at hand for Twible and his shipmates was survival on the open sea. Many of the crew, including Twible, had been wounded …

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Redress and Reparations for Japanese American Incarceration

WEBThe National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) formed in 1979 and challenged the JACL redress leadership by supporting a bill that demanded $15,000 in …

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The Marshall Plan and Postwar Economic Recovery

WEBOn May 8, 1947, Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson stood before a board of farmers and businessmen gathered in a small town in the middle of the Mississippi Delta, ready …

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