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Legacies of WWII: 75 Years After

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of History, Phi Alpha Theta
Date
Nov 5, 2020   7:00 - 8:15 pm  
Cost
Free and open to the public.
Contact
Stefan Djordjevic
E-Mail
djordje1@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Russian, E. European & Eurasian Center: Co-sponsored Events

Legacies of WWII: 75 Years After

Thursday, November 5, 7-8.15 PM 

The Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta are hosting a special panel commemorating 75 years since the end of the Second World War on Thursday. November 5 from 7:00-8:15 PM (CST). 

 

This much anticipated event features Professors Eugene Avrutin, Peter Fritzsche, John Lynn, and Roderick Wilson of the History Department. They will each speak about a different facet of the Second World War's complex and far-reaching legacy: 

  • Peter Fritzsche: "World War I, World War II, and the War Against Civilians" 
  • Roderick Wilson, "Asia-Pacific War" 
  • John Lynn: “The Terrorist Threat in the United States" 
  • Eugene Avrutin, "Postwar Reconstructions in the Soviet Union" 

There will be time for an audience Q & A after the speakers are finished. 

The panel will be hold on Zoom: 

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87472874547?pwd=Ti9XZWU0dGlISUVkSG5jSllJd1lhZz09

Meeting ID: 874 7287 4547
Password: 333324

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