Why did the Soviet Union Withhold Support for the Warsaw Uprising?
One year ago, I visited the Warsaw Uprising Museum in Poland, in which I was deeply touched by Polish people’s struggles for national sovereignty. That spirit had supported their homeland for a century, rebuilding it out of the desperate smoke. In my class “Europe in World War II,” I had a chance to write this research paper about Warsaw Uprising. This paper focuses on the “Soviet aspect” of the Uprising, and it uses the diplomatic correspondence between the Allied leadership to analyze the power dynamics behind this great patriotic movement.
Advisor: Professor Paul Jankowski
Why did Divisions Occur Between Mussolini and Galeazzo Ciano on the Rome-Berlin Alliance?
Count Galeazzo Ciano, former Foreign Minister of Fascist Italy, was one of the most controversial figures in modern Italian history. As the son-in-law of Mussolini, Ciano used to be viewed as a blind follower of the Duce in the Italian collective memory. However, he was executed by Mussolini by firing squad in Verona in the conviction of treason. In this research essay for my class “Europe in World War II,” I tried to explore the factors that lead up to the division between Ciano and Mussolini, especially regarding their attitudes towards the Rome-Berlin Alliance. This, in turn, highlights the flaws of the Italian fascist regime and the generation division in Italy.
Advisor: Professor Paul Jankowski