Victims of the august 6, 1945 bombing of the city. Remembrance for the victims of the august 6, 1945 bombing of the city. Betty in japan, there is an old saying that the crane can move for 1000 years. Cranes,ull 1000 paper they will protect you. The bombs fell on a hero shema, 1945, the people folded paper cranes. Today in hiroshima, men, women and children are still folding paper cranes. Especially children. And they are still suffering from radiation effects of the bomb. Whats it like to be a child in hiroshima so many years after the war . These children look like children anywhere. The monument behind them is dedicated to the 70,000 people known to have died from the bomb. Ashough estimates go as high 200,000 or more. It was 8 15 on a hot summer morning much like this one, when that first bomb flashed the sky and destroyed the city and its flaming heat. While children played in front of the park of the peace museum, there is grim testimony of what the bomb did to the first city tha
Empires and the wilsonen moment, the International Origins of anticolonialism. He will explore how president w explores how the president s convictions were formed, how they helped shape the 1919 peace settlement, and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dr. Erez manela. [ applause ] thank you, lora for that kind introduction. I just want to take a minute to thank lora and matt and camille and everybody else, all the rest of the staff at the world war i museum and memorial, including everybodys whos kept us organized and on time and wellfed throughout these two days. Its the second time, as you mentioned, lora, that ive worked with this group. And im just ive been amazed by your intellectual engagement and your organizational wizard ri. I would like to take a moment to put our hands together and thank the people who brought us all here. [ applause ] in december of 1918, u. S. President Woodrow Wilson arrived in britain enroute to the
He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor degree from university of oklahoma and phd. He served aaz political scientist, political economist and author, teaching assistant to former u. S. Secretary of state madilyn albright, who was here for a private dinner earlier this year, just to drop a name or two to impress you. Gary joined the William Jewell College Faculty in 1992 and serves as the political chair of Political Science and director of the International Relations major. The William Jewell student body has voted him professor of the year an amazing four times. Hes a long time supporter of the National World war i museum and memorial. Were very appreciative. Please give a warm welcome to dr. Gary armstrong. Good evening, and thank you for coming tonight. It should be a lot of interesting questions. On the 100th anniversary of the senates first rejection of the versailles peace treaty. What a moment to talk about americas place in the world. It was a time of growing polarization
Conflict including the participation in the workforce and the use and media. The National World War One Museum and memorial in Kansas City Missouri host of this event. This evening we are really thrilled to have doctor lynn with us, then thank you for making the journey she will have a conversation with us to make a presentation for about 45 minutes after where theyll be acumen a time. There are microphones on each side camille will help navigate just let her know and we can accommodate that afterwards theres a book signing, in the lobby and sean is theyre able to take your credit card and lynn is ready to sign it its not too early to be making christmas gifts. So get all that sopping well done well before doctor dumenil is the robert glass cleveland professor of american history, america. At oxidant college shes authored a number of distinguished institutions, including berkeley, Richmond College she special u. S. Womens history since the civil war. Shes a distinguished professor havi
Betty jean in japan, there is an old belief that a crane can live for 1000 years. If you fold 1000 paper cranes, they will protect you from illness. After the bomb fell on a hiroshima, august 6, 1945, the people folded paper cranes. Today in hiroshima, men, women, and children are still folding paper cranes. Especially children. For they are still suffering from radiation effects of the bomb. Whats it like to be a child in hiroshima so many years after the war . These children look like children anywhere. But the park they are playing in is called the peace park, and the monument behind them is the center dedicated to the 70,000 people known to have died from the bomb, although estimates go as high as 200,000 or more. It was 8 15 on a hot summer morning, much like this one, when that first bomb flashed the sky and destroyed the city in its flaming heat. While Children Play in the front of the peace museum, which bears grim testimony of what the bomb did to the first city that experienc