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Please note: While the abstracts will be made available both to those within and outside Adelphi University, access to full papers will be given only to those with passwords. For further information and to obtain a password, please contact the Adelphi History Department Journal's editor Dr. Cristina Zaccarini
Furthermore, the papers in the Adelphi History Department Journal are only accessible from on-campus computers.
Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust
by Gregory Yaguda, for Europe 1918-1945 (HIS 238)
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Gregory Yaguda wrote this paper for Professor Kelly's, "Europe 1918-1945" class. World War II was a European war that was unprecedented on many accounts, including the treatment of civilians- particularly Jews. The Holocaust that was perpetuated in the 1940's resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews. Primo Levi, a survivor of Auschwitz, was often asked, 'Why not over-power the guards in the camps? Why not take-up arms and resist, since the guards were always outnumbered by the inmates?' After defining resistance, we can begin to try to understand why the Jews did not resist on a mass scale, and why it is that every time they did, those stories are some of the saddest to come out of the war, because they never have happy endings. Addressing different historians' perspectives on the meaning of resistance and citing specific examples, the paper discusses these issues in the context of the author's own interpretation.
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Nazi Women
by Ana Torres, for Europe 1918-1945 (HIS 238)
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When one thinks of Nazism, Hitler, the Holocaust, etc. we mainly picture a male dominated society where women, regardless of their origin, religious beliefs, or physical appearance were invisible. In this research paper for Professor Kelly's course "Europe 1918-1945," Ana Torres supports the argument that women were used to the politicians' convenience, but they were not invisible and powerless. Claudia Koontz, Leila Rupp, Gisela Bock and other historians mentioned in this paper prove that even though women were of inferior status, they had the German state in their hands.
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The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692: The Devil in Human Flesh
by Allison Moskie, for Sophomore Seminar (HIS 201)
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Many people are familiar with the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, which became known as one of the most notorious periods in American History. These trials plagued the small Massachusetts town of Salem for much of its early history. Historians have provided a number of new and imaginative interpretations and conflicting theories as to how and why such an uncanny event, which caused mass hysteria, could have happened. Many scholars note the different peculiarities and distinctiveness of the trials. In this paper originally written for Professor Zaccarini's sophomore seminar final research project in fall 2005, Allison Moskie examines a number of historical theories and assesses their credibility. In comparing the theories she looks at the event from a social, economic, gendered and religious perspective. She questions which theories, if any, hold the most significance in terms of our understanding of this intriguing period in American history.
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Why did outside powers not sell arms to legitimate Spanish governments?
by Kristen Schreiner, for Europe 1918-1945 (HIS 238)
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This paper was originally written for Professor Kelly's Spring 2006 Europe 1918-1945 class. The Spanish Civil War was a time period that has evoked much historical research over the last decades. The grueling war impacted events both politically and historically in Europe and around the rest of the world as well. The Spanish Civil War impacted events not only during the war itself, but it also directly affected the time period leading into World War II. Although there was civil war raging throughout all of Spain, a legitimate government was established. Why were weapons not sold to them? Spain became an ideological battleground for different political ideologies before the war, but governments like Britain were not willing to support Spain. By critically evaluating different historians= perspectives, Kristen Schreiner, closely looks at certain reasons why outside countries chose not to sell arms to this legitimate government. She critically evaluates each historian's viewpoint and then critiques their view, and offers her own interpretation.
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Dr. Cristina Zaccarini
Associate Professor
Department of History
Blodgett Hall, Rm 200
p - 516.877.4788
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