How Has World War 1 Changed History
Franklin Castillo
English 4 IB
3 April 2012
Extended Essay World War 1 is an extraordinary event which changed history today. WW1 was not just some war, but it was “The Great War”. It was called the “Great War” because no other war had such an impact on the world. It was the first war to affect all of the major nations of Europe and the world. It took thousands of lives. It was a huge war, involving a large number of nations and armies including five empires with their associated colonies and common wealth states. Almost all of Europe and the United States were involved. The United States became involved in the war because of the sinking of the Lusitania, The Zimmerman, and the Russian Revolution. The Zimmerman telegram was a telegram …show more content…
Not exactly because women were there as well and they took over men’s jobs. ”…it was soon seen that the only option to replace the volunteers gone to the front, was employing women in the jobs they had left behind” (Martin 5). In this quote, it explains how in both countries when men were gone, women took over. This was a shocking surprise to everybody because back in the day, women were thought as the lowest. They were meant to stay in the kitchen and be a housewife. When the war began, men had to leave. Every single man was forced to go to war which resulted in open occupations; therefore, women were there to take those jobs. When this occurred, women enjoyed every bit of this moment and savored it. Even though they were not paid as much as men were, they were satisfied. They were able to prove themselves equal compared to men. During WWI, this was one of the most important events to have ever occurred to women. * Germany and the United States were not so different when it came to their workforce. Women took over the jobs of men and they were able to prove their capabilities. It is important because in both countries, women had their moments to shine and there was no other time where women were able to show what they were able to do. This relates to my thesis because Germany and the United States were not so different after all when it came to work and
English 4 IB
3 April 2012
Extended Essay World War 1 is an extraordinary event which changed history today. WW1 was not just some war, but it was “The Great War”. It was called the “Great War” because no other war had such an impact on the world. It was the first war to affect all of the major nations of Europe and the world. It took thousands of lives. It was a huge war, involving a large number of nations and armies including five empires with their associated colonies and common wealth states. Almost all of Europe and the United States were involved. The United States became involved in the war because of the sinking of the Lusitania, The Zimmerman, and the Russian Revolution. The Zimmerman telegram was a telegram …show more content…
Not exactly because women were there as well and they took over men’s jobs. ”…it was soon seen that the only option to replace the volunteers gone to the front, was employing women in the jobs they had left behind” (Martin 5). In this quote, it explains how in both countries when men were gone, women took over. This was a shocking surprise to everybody because back in the day, women were thought as the lowest. They were meant to stay in the kitchen and be a housewife. When the war began, men had to leave. Every single man was forced to go to war which resulted in open occupations; therefore, women were there to take those jobs. When this occurred, women enjoyed every bit of this moment and savored it. Even though they were not paid as much as men were, they were satisfied. They were able to prove themselves equal compared to men. During WWI, this was one of the most important events to have ever occurred to women. * Germany and the United States were not so different when it came to their workforce. Women took over the jobs of men and they were able to prove their capabilities. It is important because in both countries, women had their moments to shine and there was no other time where women were able to show what they were able to do. This relates to my thesis because Germany and the United States were not so different after all when it came to work and