US History Repeated
History Repeated discusses important historical and political concepts that are essential to understanding and discussing U.S. history and politics. Topics and concepts that you should have learned in school, but weren’t interested at the time. History isn’t boring, but is often discussed with a political slant or bias. Our goal is to provide our listeners with the facts. Our podcasts avoid pushing a political agenda. We believe people are tired of being told what and how to think about a topic. Listen to the information provided, take your time to decide where you fall on the issue. Being informed is essential.
Episodes
Episodes
Monday Oct 14, 2024
The Nuremberg Trials, Division of Germany
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
In this podcast, we discuss the aftermath of World War II in Europe.
We dig into the Nuremberg Trials, the division of Germany, displaced individuals, and touch on the creation of Israel.
We discuss Operation Paperclip, where 1600 German scientists were relocated and their assisting in the US space program, as well as several other important items post WWII.
We don;t like giving too much away in the description and as always, there is always more to learn!
-Jimmy & Jean
Monday Sep 30, 2024
US Occupation of Japan Post World War Two
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
After the surrender of Japan, the work to rebuild Japan and cement the country as one of the most important US allies in the Pacific began. Japan became strategically important after the fall of China to Communism. Japan being a democracy became of the utmost importance.
The US occupation of Japan lasted from Japan’s surrender on Sept. 2, 1945 until 1952 when the treaty of San Francisco went into effect in April of that year.
We discuss the creation of a new Japanese constitution and government and demilitarization of Japan.
We also discuss the aftermath of the atomic bombs being dropped and the experiences of the survivors, who became known as Hibakusha. Their illnesses were feared, and they carried stigmas that came with what will become known as radiation poisoning.
There is always more to learn!
-Jimmy & Jean
Monday Sep 16, 2024
The Manhattan Project, Atomic Bomb, and End of World War Two
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Kicking off our fifth season with a blast as we discuss the Manhattan Project, the creation of the Atomic Bomb, and the end of World War Two.
We get into the details behind the development of the bombs, the race to be first, make references to the recent movie, Oppenheimer, and how the United States decided where and how to drop the bombs on Japan.
The eventually brough about the end of World War Two.
All the details are here in this podcast, take a listen, tell your friends, and know that there is always more to learn!
Talk to you soon,
Jimmy & Jean
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
World War II The Battle in the Pacific
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
This podcasts focuses on the battles with Japan in the Pacific.
The Pacific Theater was the largest theater of the war. The Japanese referred to the Pacific Theaters as the Greater East Asia War. The Pacific theater presented an entirely different strategic landscape.
The US was joined by Great Britain & China in defeating the empire of Japan. British troops consisted of a large number of colonial troops from their territories. Troops from India, Burma (present day Mayanmar, Malaya now known as Malaysia, Fiji, Tonga; Troops from Australia, New Zealand and Canada played a pivotal role as well. Japan attacked the American territories of Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island and the British territories of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Stretching over vast oceanic expanses, it was characterized by its remote, far-flung island territories, which required lengthy and complex naval and air operations.
We do not want to ruin all of Jeananne's comments, so take a listen and share with your friends!
There is always more to learn, ]
Jimmy & Jean
Monday May 20, 2024
The US Response to he Holocaust
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Today we are going to be talking about The Holocaust and what the United States, the Allies and people around the world knew about what was happening.
Today we are joined by a special guest, Rebecca Erbelding, a historian, an author, educator and archivist at The National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Rebecca Erbelding is the author of the book, Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
Rebecca and Jeananne have a conversation about the goings on in the concentration camps run by the Nazis. Take a listen and hear what they have to say.
There is always more to learn, talk to you soon!
Jimmy and Jean
Monday May 06, 2024
World War Two in Europe: Part 2
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
This podcast covers World War Two as it rages on in Europe.
We discuss the goings on in Europe at the time, and we dig into the Allied Strategy, the switching of sides and U.S. alignment with The Soviets.
On the homefront, in The U.S. we cover the contributions of Black Americans, women's contributions during the war, rationing, victory gardens, and more.
We also discuss how technology evolved because of the war. This included major changes on land, at sea, and in the skies above!
We go right up to the end of the war in Europe, and boy does Jeananne go into a lot of detail. In fact, we go right to May 8 1945, called VE Day. Almost exactly 79 years ago to the day we are releasing this podcast!
There is always more to learn, talk to you soon!
Jimmy & Jean
Monday Apr 22, 2024
D-Day: The Allied Invasion at Normandy
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
This podcast covers the Allied invasion at Normandy. It was the largest and most complex amphibious invasion in history.
The actual date of the invasion was pushed back a number of times due to changes in the plan.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and a half a million military vehicles would need to be brought to the beaches at Normanday.
As early as the 1930s, the US military began looking for ways to safely bring troops from ships to beaches. A shipbuilder in New Orleans named Andrew Jackson Higgins modified one of his boats to meet the US military’s specifications. It became known as the Higgins boat. These boats were a game changer. It allowed Allied troops to get to shore. This is why the US WWII museum is located in New Orleans. The area became essential to the war industry and the success of the war.
We do not want to spoil the rest of the podcast in the description, so dig in and take a listen!
Jimmy & Jean
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Japanese Incarceration Camps During World War Two - Part 3
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Part three of our coverage of Japanese Internment during World War Two finds Jeananne continuing her interview with Angela Sutton, an Interpretative Ranger at Tule lake, one of the most infamous of the incarceration centers to get inside knowledge and more details of what went on in the camp.
We get many details and a few stories, including first hand accounts retold by Ms. Sutton, as well as descriptions of the camp itself.
Jeananne then goes into what happened to the detainees after the camps closed.
Japanese Americans were given $25 and a one-way train ticket to go and re-establish their lives.
A Supreme Court case which challenged the Constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 and Japanese Incarceration camps was Korematsu v The United States.
More than 40 years after the war’s end, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which apologized to still-living Japanese Americans who had been held in the camps and ordered restitution of $20,000. In 1998, Fred Korematsu was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton. After the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001 when laws were passed that limited people’s civil liberties, once again Fred Korematsu spoke out. He died on March 30, 2005.
Listen to this podcast on how this went down and what exactly was involved.
There is always more to learn, talk to y'all soon!
Jimmy & Jean