History

History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past. Events occurring before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Historians place the past in context using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, ecological markers, and material objects including art and artifacts.History also includes the academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze a sequence of past events, and investigate the …

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4 September 2024 English

Germany’s post-war economic crisis culminated in hyperinflation in 1923. The dramatic events that year contribute to shaping the retrospective chronology of the Weimar Republic: the crisis appears to conclude the …

these narratives, then, relate the human impact of history. On German flea markets, for example at Straße


3 October 2022 English

To encourage students to engage actively with historical documents. To build analytical and critical thinking skills. To formulate evidence-based arguments. To practice writing concisely and persuasively.

Security, 1940. History of Advertising Trust O&M wartime book no. 2: https://history-commons.net/art their morale, October 1940. HO 199/419. https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2616614/people-rendered- 1 January - 31 March 1941. HO 203/6. https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2616023/973-1151/3638586/ Ministry of Information, 1941. INF 6/329. https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2616035/christmas-under- Southamption & Cheltenham (pp. 1-20). https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2616721/conditions-in-se


24 May 2022 English

Dr Brett Holman - University of New England; Dr David Clampin - University of Liverpool John Moores; Dr Juliette Pattinson - University of Kent; Professor Daniel Ussishkin - University of …

University of New England Dr Brett Holman lectures in history at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia Society, 1908-1941. He has also written for BBC History Magazine, Wartime, Fortean Times and Flightpath Moores Dr David Clampin is Subject Leader for History and associated Programmes at the University of He holds an MA in Propaganda, Persuasion and History from the University of Kent and a PhD from Aberystwyth research interests include cultural memory, oral history methodology, gender, and warfare in Western and


24 May 2022 English

Content in British Society, 1939-1951 is arranged in collections corresponding to the archives from which they were sourced. You can read more about the archive materials selected for this resource …

Collection Descriptions British Society, 1939-1951 on History Commons The following collection descriptions Papers: Home Guard papers and histories. https://history-commons.net Propaganda collections: ● INF 6/326-675 Public Relations Group: Kitchen Front Broadcasts. ● History of Advertising Trust: Wartime Guard Books CAB Central Economic Information Service. https://history-commons.net/search/?org=national-archives-gb%3 the recruitment of educational staff. https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2438861/brho-wartime-gov


24 May 2022 English

A list of ministers and other officials which constituted the government of the U.K. during the Second World War. Heads of the Cabinet; Treasury and Exchequer; Ministers for Domestic Affairs; …

Fact File From: British Society, 1939-1951 on History Commons The following is a list of ministers and (Nat) 12 May 1940 24 September 1943 https://history-commons.net Lords of the Treasury Stephen Furness


24 May 2022 English

Some of the primary source materials within this resource may contain personal data about living individuals, including special category personal data, both as defined under the Data Protection Act 2018 …

Takedown Policy British Society, 1939-1951 on History Commons Some of the primary source materials within The National Archives’ Takedown Panel https://history-commons.net to be unlawful or unfair under Data


24 May 2022 English

British Society, 1939-1951 contains records from collections such as: Records of central government departments and ministries; Records of Local Organizations and Wartime Bodies; Collections of government propaganda. Users can browse, …

propaganda: ● Wartime advertisements from the History of Advertising Trust archives, Beccles (U.K.).


24 May 2022 English

British Society 1939-1951 provides access to thousands of documents from the collections of eleven U.K. government departments, each responsible for dealing with and reporting on the domestic situation in Britain …

Archives (U.K.) – with supporting material from the History of Advertising Trust archives, Beccles (U.K.) – rationing and prosecuting offenders. https://history-commons.net/artifacts/2438861/brho-wartime-gov government schemes and initiatives, sourced from History of Advertising Trust archives, Beccles (U.K.) valuable insight into a crucial period of social history, and will therefore be of interest to a wide range itself, including: ● Twentieth century social history ● War and society ● Defence studies ● Intelligence


24 May 2022

During the Second World War, the British government commissioned a range of advertising campaigns to be circulated in newspapers and other publications, promoting various schemes, initiatives, and public information notices. …

. v i s i • - . S í J\ J Peter Ciuffetti History Advertising Trust Peter Ciuffetti of Peter


24 May 2022 English

courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. History of Advertising Trust - Images from the Wartime Advertising Guard Books reproduced by courtesy of History of Advertising Trust, Raveningham, England.

Acknowledgements British Society, 1939-1951 on History Commons The National Archives (U.K.) Images reproduced Image Library, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. History of Advertising Trust Images from the Wartime Advertising Advertising Guard Books reproduced by courtesy of History of Advertising Trust, Raveningham, England. www should be made to enquiries@hatads.org.uk. https://history-commons.net http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/


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