Hidden Chapters of WWII
By PLP 10 2022
Hidden Chapters of WWII Mar 14, 2022
Ep 23 The Dust That Never Settled
Concluding Episode with host Ryder OG - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII Ryder uncovers the untold facts and stories of one of the most impactful consequences of WWII: The physiological impacts. The idea for this topic was influenced by the famous novel, All The Light You Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
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Bennett, Dr. Sarah. “What Is Cortisol? How Cortisol Levels Impact Your Health.” Natural Med Doc, 2 Sept. 2020, naturalmeddoc.com/blog/cortisol.
Elizabeth Scott, PhD. “What You Need to Know about the Stress Hormone.” Verywell Mind, Verywell Mind, 5 Jan. 2021, verywellmind.com/cortisol-and-stress-how-to-stay-healthy-3145080.
Malloryk. “WWII Post Traumatic Stress: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National World War II Museum, 26 June 2020, nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/wwii-post-traumatic-stress.
Miss Stouts History Class. “Consequences of WWII - Youtube.” YouTube.com , 10 Jan. 2021, youtube.com/watch?v=1Dtlgs_3Kqk.
Pathe, British. “Let There Be Light (1946) Post Traumatic Stress ... - Youtube.” YouTube.com, 28 Mar. 2020, youtube.com/watch?v=lW4E-MxFI_w.
Doerr, Anthony. All The Light We Cannot See. Scribner Publishing, New York, New York. May 6, 2014
Ep 22 Liberal Hegemony as a Consequence of WWII
With Host Jakub H - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII, we intrigue ourselves in the expansion in the sphere of influence of the USA and liberal hegemony as a consequence of the Second World War. In it I discuss a range of ways in which the USA expanded it’s sphere of influence and how American culture and thought came into Europe.
Kristen D. Burton PhD. “Great Responsibilities and New Global Power”. The National WW II Museum, New Orleans. March 4, 2022.
Sepetys, Ruta. “Salt to the Sea”. 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. 2016.
Ulrike Wronski. “A boost from the USA”. KfW Stories. March 5, 2022.
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Ep 21 Share Your Story
With Host Annie W - In this episode of the The Hidden Chapters of WW2 you will learn about the importance of hearing holocaust survivors stories. It goes through the story of The Cage and what we can learn from the words she shared. You will learn about why people chose not to share the experiences they went through, and why we should listen to the stories of the ones who did.
Sender, Ruth Minsky. The Cage. Simon Pulse, 2016.
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“Survivors and Memory.” Facing History and Ourselves, facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-11/survivors-and-memory. Accessed Feb 18 2022
“Concentration Camp Survivors Share Their Stories.” Imperial War Museums, iwm.org.uk/history/concentration-camp-survivors-share-their-stories. Accessed Feb 16, 2022
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Ep 20 The Impact on Jewish Communities
With host Eliot P - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII, we will explore the impact of WWII on Jewish communities. This episode was inspired by my reading of Maus by Art Spiegelman, as well as my own experiences growing up in Europe.
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“Long-Term Psychological Consequences of World War II Trauma Among Polish Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Role of Social Acknowledgment.” Frontiers in psychology, Published: 26 February 2020. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00210/full. Accessed 7 Mar. 2022.
Spiegelman, Art. Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History. Pantheon, 1986.
“The Holocaust.” History.com, Published: October 14, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust. Accessed 2 Mar. 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. “Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jewish-life-in-europe-before-the-holocaust. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. “Postwar Refugee Crisis and the Establishment of the State of Israel.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/postwar-refugee-crisis-and-the-establishment-of-the-state-of-israel. Accessed 6 Mar. 2022
“Why did the Holocaust happen?” The Holocaust explained, https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/how-and-why/why/effect-of-second-world-war//. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022
Ep 19 Torn Apart: The Impact the War Had on Families
With Host Logan W - In this episode of Hidden Chapters of WWII, we will look at how families were affected during the Second World War and the impacts that are still being seen today. We will discuss the unique story of Mike Davison and his father, and how his family was torn apart.
“Growing up in the Second World War.” Imperial War Museums, iwm.org.uk/history/growing-up-in-the-second-world-war.
“Canadian Children and the Second World War.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-children-and-wwii.
“Home.” Swansea University, swansea.ac.uk/history/history-study-guides/the-impact-of-the-second-world-war-on-the-people-of-wales-and-england-.
“What Life Was like in Britain during the Second World War.” Imperial War Museums, iwm.org.uk/history/what-life-was-like-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war.
Ep 18 Nuclear Bombs in WW2
With Host Ethan R - In this episode of Hidden Chapters of WWII, We will be talking about the first ever atomic bombs dropped and what role they played in WWII. We will look at the key dates and events that helped the Americans create the 2 massive bombs as well as the consequences it had on the Japanese and the world.
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History.com Editors. “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 18 Nov. 2009, history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki. Accessed 9 March 2022.
History.com Editors. “Atomic Bomb History.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 6 Sept. 2017, history.com/topics/world-war-ii/atomic-bomb-history. Accessed 9 March 2022.
Spiegelman, Art. Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History. Pantheon, 1986.
Ep 17 The Wilhelm Gustloff Disaster
With Host Sophia W - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII you will be learning about the cause and consequences of WWII through the untold story of the greatest maritime disaster in history - The Wilhelm Gustloff disaster through multiple point of view of both the attacker and the victims. Learn more about the death that weren’t talked about now, on episode 17 of The Hidden Chapter of WWII.
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Nicki Peter Petrikowski. “Wilhelm Gustloff.” Britannica. Accessed 9 March 2022
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Ep 16 Unit 731
With Host Keenan C - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII, you listen to the tale of the creation, the atrocities, and details of Unit 731, Japan’s WWII era biological weapons testing unit. You will also hear about the causes and consequences of WWII, using Unit 731 as an example.
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Ruta Sepetys. rutasepetys.com/books/salt-to-the-sea “Salt to the Sea”. Accessed February 25, 2022. Published February 2, 2016.
Ep 15 Struggle in the Pacific
With Host Jonathan H - In this episode of the hidden chapter of WWII, we will focus on Imperial Japan and the Pacific war. Throughout WWII, the pacific war caused the death of 30 million people. But how did this happen? Today, I will unveil the causes, consequences and legacy of the Pacific war.
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Ep 14 A Battle Of Egos
With Host Nathan FT - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters Of WWII, we dive into the ferocious and brutal battle of Stalingrad. Learn about the people involved, their struggles, their trials and tribulations. Find the truth of the horrifying political extremes causing this all to happen, and the bloody facts of what proved to be the largest battle in earth’s entire history, all in episode 14, A Battle Of Egos.
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Ep 13 Experiments in Auschwitz and Josef Mengele
With Host Nya S - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII I will talk about the harsh and unethical experiments that were performed in Auschwitz’s on prisoners. Most of these experiments were performed and overseen by Josef Mengele, a nazi who killed so many people they referred to him as the angel of death (graphic descriptions included in this episode).
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Ep 12 The History of Auschwitz Concentration Camp
With Host Erin B - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII I will be talking about Auschwitz Concentration Camp. I will be discussing some of the events, causes and consequences of Auschwitz.
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History.com Editors. “Auschwitz”. HISTORY. 15 Dec, 2009. Accessed 9 Mar, 2022.
Ep 11 Concentration Camps in WWII
With Host Nate FK - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII I will talk about concentration camps before and during WWII. I will talk about how concentration camps were made and how they later developed throughout WWII. I will also talk about the horrible conditions that Jews had to survive in concentration camps.
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Sender, Ruth Minsky. The Cage. Aladdin Paperbacks New York, NY. August 1997. Accessed 9 March 2022
Ep 10 Friends to Foes
With Host Julien K - Take a listen with me in this episode of the PLP podcast. We take a deep dive into the Jewish Police of WW2. We find out how the war separated people and how many turned on each other. We learn and take ideas from a book titled “The Cage”, and figure out what caused WW2 and what were the consequences of WW2.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Ghettos.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 4 Dec. 2019, encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/ghettos.
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Ep 9 German Propaganda
With Host Quinn S - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of History WWII I will talk about the highly efficient and effective Anti-Semitic German Propaganda During WWII. This propaganda quickly convinced ethnic germans across Europe that the Jewish people were their enemies and the root of all problems during the Great Depression.
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“Nazi Propaganda.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-propaganda. Accessed 27th Feb. 2022.
“The Power of Nazi Propaganda - Youtube.” Youtube, 2 Dec. 2010, youtube.com/watch?v=Af44Slin7lg. Accessed 25th Feb. 2022 Sender, Ruth Minsky. The Cage. Simon Pulse, 2016
Ep 8 Music in the War
With Host Jordan L - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII, we will explore the cultural war that took place behind the scenes from propaganda to fascist conservatories. We will use music as guide to explore different perspectives from different sides.
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Ep 7 T4 The Euthanasia Before The Holocaust
With Host Ryan U - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters Of WWII you will learn about the experiences the differently abled community went through during WWII. It will focus mostly on the T4 program that was created for the differently abled and lead to the gas chambers in the holocaust. This episode was inspired by All The Light We Cannot See.
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Doerr, Anthony. All The Light We Cannot See. Scribner Publishing, New York, New York. May 6, 2014
Ep 6 Under Pressure: The Story of Children in the War
With Host Amy S. - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII, we will be discussing children in the war, particularly the experience of a young person growing up during wartime. We will dive into the struggles that children faced, and unveil the unknown stories of World War Two.
“Canadian Children and the Second World War”. The Canadian Encyclopedia. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-children-and-wwii. Accessed February 28, 2022.
Doerr, Anthony. All The Light We Cannot See. Scribner Publishing, New York, New York. May 6, 2014
“Even boys knitted! Children’s experiences during WW2”. MyLearning. mylearning.org/stories/childrens-experiences-during-ww2/488. Accessed February 28, 2022.
“How Children’s Lives Changed During The Second World War”. Imperial War Museums. iwm.org.uk/history/how-childrens-lives-changed-during-the-second-world-war. Accessed February 27, 2022.
Wang, Amy B. “What World War II's 'Operation Pied Piper' Taught Us about the Trauma of Family Separations.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 28 Oct. 2021. washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/19/what-world-war-iis-operation-pied-piper-taught-us-about-the-trauma-of-family-separations. Accessed February 23, 2022.
Ep. 5 Ferdinand Porsche And The Rise Of The German Tanks
With Host Josh L - In this episode of The Hidden Chpaters Of WWII. We will be exploring the story of Ferdinand Porsche and how he helped the nazis build there tanks and ground vehicles. We will also talk about a book related to this topic Maus written by Art Speiglman. As well as how all this relates to the causes and consequences of WWII.
“Volkswagen Is Founded.” Edited by History.com, History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 Nov. 2009, history.com/this-day-in-history/volkswagen-is-founded.
Speiglman, Art. Maus. New York, USA. 1986. “VW Kübelwagen.” Edited by Tank encyclopedia, VW Type 82 Kübelwagen, tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/germany/VW_type-82_Kuebelwagen.php.
TheOverKloker. “History of Porsche Documentary - YouTube.” YouTube.com , TheOverKloker , 2 Apr. 2018, youtube.com/watch?v=fdt2TFbk1Gk.
Sibley, Lee. “Porsche & the Nazis: How the Supercar King Became Fascism's Favourite Engineer.” All About History, Historyanswers.co.uk , 13 Sept. 2017, historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/porsche-the-nazis-how-the-supercar-king-became-fascisms-favourite-engineer.
Ep. 4 Firearms in the War
With Host Liam E - In this episode of The Hidden Chapters of WWII I will talk about the firearms that were used, and the advancements that were made in the war. I will cover the basic rifle, machine guns, snipers and sub machine guns. And most importantly I will answer the question “How might we use stories to better understand the causes and consequences of World War II?”
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Ep. 3 Failure of Appeasement
With Host Randy Y - In this episode of The Hidden chapter of WWII, I’ll be explaining the role of appeasement in the war, and some of the reasons why it failed. The failure of appeasement is one of the main causes that led to WWII, and from listening to this episode of PLP podcast you will get a good understanding of how the war started.
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Ep. 2 The Delusional Soldier
With Host Indy SL - In this episode of the Hidden Chapters of History, you will be guided through the story of appeasement to the German people and Nazi soldiers in WWII. We’ll look at Hitler youth and the disturbing aspects of the influenced children, and we’ll wrap it up with the causes and consequences of this story in WWII.
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Ep. 1 The Rise of the Nazi Party
With host Dries Z - In this episode of the Hidden chapters of ww2 you will be introduced to the story of the nazi party. This episode will cover Hitlers experience from starting at 1919 going all of the way to 1933, while also covering the causes of ww2.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. “The Nazi Rise to Power.” Holocaust Encyclopedia, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nazi-rise-to-power. Accessed 9 Mar. 2022.
Britannica. “Nazi Party - the Nazi Party and Hitler’s Rise to Power.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica, britannica.com/topic/Nazi-Party/The-Nazi-Party-and-Hitlers-rise-to-power. Accessed 9 Mar. 2022.
Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. “Holocaust Timeline: The Rise of the Nazi Party.” Teachers Guide to the Holocaust, University of South Florida, 2005, fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/nazirise.htm.
Spiegelman, Art. Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History. Pantheon, 1986.