Author: Jennifer Marks

Interviewer: Kathleen Olifiers

On Wednesday nights from 1809 to 1817 in Washington city everyone who was anyone was at a “drawing room” party at the White House. First Lady Dolley Madison's parlor parties were the talk of Washington. They fostered discussion and cooperation among the politicians and businessmen of the time and helped create and social and political culture that the young United States had been lacking. Her political and social skills helped strengthen and give credibility to the presidency of her husband, James Madison.

Author: Kathleen Olifiers

Interviewer: Jennifer Marks

After the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the United States immediately entered World War II. As men left behind their jobs to fight, women were encouraged to join the defense plants on the home front. The largest increase of women industrial laborers was in the aircraft industry. This helped temporarily break social and economic norms on the home front, by proving that women are capable of doing the same jobs as men. Ultimately, through patriotism, hard work, and determination, these women paved the way for women’s equality rights for future women.

Author: Olivia Bryan

Interviewer: Breanna Brown

This podcast entails the actions made to the education system by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist Workers' Party during the Third Reich takeover in the 1930s. Author, Olivia Bryan, discusses some of the changes Hitler made to the education system, such as the curriculum adjustments in the history and science departments, and the reasons why he made those alterations. She also explains how the incorporation of the Hitler Youth programs reshaped the intentions of the education system with promoting nationalism of the Nazi Party and the inclusion of physical education in daily schooling.

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in the Second World War and how they affected it and were affected by it.

This podcast provides a personal look into the research conducted regarding the school system in Europe during the imposition of the Nazi regime. Through the study of the school system's goals, decisions, and actions, one can begin to understand the effects that education had on youth of the time and whether schools and education as a whole served to advance the Nazi regime and Hitler's ideals, or whether it stood as an opposition.

Author: Kyle Chambers

Interviewer: Inga Gudmundsson

Milorg and SOE came about because of the sudden invasion by Germany on Norway. Both of these organizations operated in secrecy to help defeat Nazi Germany. The Operations that these organizations accomplished successfully would constantly disrupt the Germans in Norway. The two Missions that stand out are Operation Gunnerside and Operation Shetland Bus. Both played a huge role in disrupting the Germans in Norway.

Author: Arick Donovan Interviewer: Tyler Cloyd

World War II was unlike any another other war, it was a war of aggression and hatred with a nearly unimaginable death toll attached to it. The way in which the Nazi's used the Concentration Camps, and the plans that they had for the rest of Europe were so horrendous that they were deemed criminal in nature. Thus a new way was needed after the defeat of the Third Reich to punish the offenders, and ensure peace. That was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials, which set up new standards for the way the world looked at and dealt with war.

Author: Ryann Shelburne Interviewer: Ezra Kang The era of World War II witnessed one of the most gruesome genocides in human history, the Holocaust. Ryann Shelburne explains the motivations that provoked the Nazis to human experimentation. She divides them into two categories - the military experiments and the experiments conducted by the curiosity of the physicians. The experiments were performed without the consent of the test subjects. Following the war, the Nuremberg Trials were enacted to bring justice to those whom committed acts against humanity. This led to the creation of the Nuremberg Code, which ensured the security of all future patients.

Author: Alexis Hollon

Interviewer: Arick Donovan

Alexis Hollon explores the role of Nazi women during WWII in Eastern Europe. She analyzes the influences of occupation, ideology, character and the way these factors may have influenced female commitment to the Third Reich. By focusing specifically on five women Alexis is able to generalize an average woman's actions and experiences during WWII. Women, while omitted by most, did play a role in supporting Hitler's policies inside and outside the home.

Author: Inga Gudmundsson

Interviewer: Kyle Chambers

The country that gave Russia a run for its money. How Finland, a country fifty times smaller than Russia, used their stamina, gut, and courage to fight the Soviet Union invasion. Have you ever heard of the Winter War? This war was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union at the start of World War II. Through the use of a very important word, sisu, the Finns showed the Soviet Union that they were a force to be reckoned with.