This week’s reading by Jeffry Frieden highlighted the hurried economic reconstruction that occurred after World War II. Due to the total devastation of factories and also the workforces of Europe‚ the world’s economies plummeted to a point that seemed unable to be saved. Fortunately‚ the United States began preparing for this recession as soon as the war began; anticipating an economic fallout‚ the United States called upon economic experts such as Frederic Keynes who attempted to brainstorm solutions
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2. Role of women [] in the modern society The role of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades. In the early days women were seen as wives who were intended to cook‚ clean‚ and take care of the kids. They were not allowed to vote while men took care of having jobs and paying any bills that had to be paid. Women have always been mistreated and seen as inferior‚ when compared to men’s physical strength and ways of thinking. But with the development of industry‚ the role of
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he thought the best time for America was and he said it was when everyone was granted the right to vote (not denied by gender or race). He said this was a good time for America because it gave everyone a chance to choose who they wanted to be ruled under or who they wanted to represent them as a state. He liked how the American people could vote for someone whom they agreed views with. Furthermore‚ he said that another reputable time for America was the economy after the 2008 recession. During the
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part of any war that has nothing to do with battle is the people’s support. If the citizens do not want to win the war‚ the country will not win the war. So‚ to gain followers of their cause‚ the government will use propaganda and other methods of psychological manipulation. Propaganda was especially used by all countries involved in World War Two. A great many different kinds of propaganda were used‚ but arguably the most effective was film. Not only did the use of film help the war effort‚ but
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Militarism played a humongous role in World War 1 because‚ since people became more nationalistic over their home countries‚ they wished to prove superiority and dominance through their armament forces. Due to the Russian’s increasing army size‚ the Germans felt forced to increase spending on their own army so as to be undoubtedly superior to the Russians. The Germans also believed that strong navy and army forces were necessary to survive as a country and as an imperial power (2). Soon enough‚ the Germans
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history are known as World War 1 and World War 2 in other words The Great War (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and the Second World War. Both wars having a gap of twenty years in which World War 1 lasted from 1914 to 1918 (so H.G. Wells in 1914) and World War 2 went from 1939 to 1945. The war was held in center of Europe and both wars were between two associations. (Stenschke‚ Christoph 2014 p.99) World War 1 was between central powers and allied powers. (Open University‚ 2014) World War 2 was between axis powers
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the World War 2 on Japan? “The centers of both cities were flattened‚ and as many as 80‚000 inhabitants of Hiroshima and 40‚000 of Nagasaki perished almost instantly from the force and intense heat of the explosions” (Strayer‚ 912). Therefore‚ the Japanese had to go through the hard time after World War 2‚ they witnessed the death of their families‚ their friends. A lot of houses were destroyed‚ families were torn apart‚ and many survivors have to suffer because of the atomic bomb. 2. What
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between good and evil‚ a war over resources‚ countries call to justice; these are usually the words we hear when we consider when we think of September 1st‚ 1939 and what became known as the tragic Second Great War or World War 2. The war officially started when Germany‚ under the influence of Adolf Hitler‚ introduced rapid militarization and a grasp for important resources seized control of Poland. Just two days after the fateful attack‚ Britain and France declared war on the Third Reich. Now as
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Women’s Support Roles in the World Wars Right up to the outbreak of World War I‚ feminists on both sides pledged themselves to peace‚ in transnational women’s solidarity. Within months of the war’s outbreak‚ however‚ "all the major feminist groups of the belligerents had given a new pledge - to support their respective governments." Suddenly‚ campaigners for women’s suffrage became avid patriots and organizers of women in support of the war effort. Many of these feminists hoped that patriotic support
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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