During World War II women played important roles in the fighting front and the home front. Millions of women were working in factories and offices while others were on military bases to work in paying jobs. WWII gave women the chance to prove they are just as capable as men. While men were being sent out to fight Women were working in the factories‚ motivated by the famous poster of Rosie the Riveter exclaiming we can do it!’ "The women factory workers fought their own battles during the war
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Why Italy entered WWII? After WWI‚ Italy was awarded small lands of Austrian territories from the Treaty of Versailles‚ but not Dalmatia which it had coveted. Italy was very unsatisfied about it because they didn’t get the territories which they were promised. Some people think it was right for Italy to enter the WWII while some people didn’t think so. Italy entered WWII for 3 reasons. The first reason is Benito Mussolini‚ who just came to power and became the leader of Italy‚ decided to turn Italy
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DBQ: Causes of World War I World War I—or the Great War as it was known at the time—was the result of a series of events between several nations around the world. The war was massively destructive for all involved‚ civilians and soldiers alike‚ and there were very few who were not affected by the worldwide conflict. The war has been considered a mass genocide‚ taking millions of lives and leaving many nations in shambles. The new‚ more advanced weaponry provided by the recently industrialized
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Justin Moore 4/30/12 Per. 5 Underlying causes of war What were the underlying causes of WWI? The underlying causes of WWI were militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ and colonialism. This paper is going to use documents to help explain why these are the causes. Militarism was a cause of WWI because it glorified the army‚ making war seem like it was ideal. For example‚ in document 1 it says‚ "war is life itself". This is basically saying war is a part of life and should be accepted. Another example
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<center><b>The main cause of WWI was the European alliances. To what extent do you agree with this statement</b></center> <br> <br>Before 1914 the five Great Powers‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia controlled Europe. In 1914 World War One broke out in Europe. Historians have debated the causes ever since. As a historian it will be difficult to conclusively establish a single cause a number of significant causes is a far more helpful outcome. Although the European Alliances
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attack. If the government was worried about attack why did they allow people like Alfred Vanderbilt‚ one of the richest men in the world at the time‚ and Carl Frohman‚ a famous playwright‚ to board passage? Some people thought was a ploy to have Americans enter the war. By May 7‚ 1915‚ the Lusitania was nearing the Irish coast. She was only about ten miles from the shoreline‚ one of the areas the German government had warned ship passengers to avoid. The patchy fog caused Captain Tuner
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sent to the U.S. In document D it was sent to Mexico to make war on the U.S. This eventually angered the U.S. this made us declare war on Germany and go help the alias. When the U.S joined the allies it changed the war completely. It brought fresh American troop to the front and made the allies stronger. This would eventually lead to the end of the war‚ which led to the treaty of peace. The Treaty of Peace was made to end the war. In document F it states that Germany was the only cause of
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Keith Salenski Jen Stauss History 201 May 31‚ 2005 Japanese Internment Camps in WWII For over a century‚ the United States has been one of the most powerful and influential states on the globe. However‚ every nation has made mistakes in its past. Throughout our country’s history‚ certain groups have had to endure horrible injustices: the enslavement of African-Americans‚ the removal of Native Americans‚ and discrimination against immigrants‚ women‚ homosexuals‚ and every other minority.
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WWII Research Paper: Oskar Shindler During a very dark time in history‚ during World War II‚ Oskar Schindler saved the lives of thousands of Jews by employing them in his factories‚ he had little to gain and everything to lose by saving these Jews but he was a courageous individual who did the right thing when others wouldn’t. Oskar Schindler was and opportunist and a businessman. He was one of many who sought to make a profit from the German invasion of Poland. He gained ownership
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WWII and the Holocaust were two key events of the 20th century. Each had their own causes and historical factors leading up to their development. While the two events occurred close to each other each developed independently and neither was cause for the other. Anti-Jewish prejudice has a long history and was present in Germany long before WWII. The German people elected the Nazi party and it was its rise to power that lead to WWII. The Nazi party had many other strange policies that‚ while not as
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