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    cut off by Germans” -“Germans crucify Canadian officer” Anyone caught spreading the truth would be arrested. Propaganda aimed at Women While the men were fighting it was left to the women to do the men’s jobs and treat injured soldiers. To get the women to do this propaganda was used. The Red Cross used pride in this poster to try and get women to join. Propaganda aimed at Men This poster uses pride to try and get the men to join the army‚ this

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    Ww1 Women In The War

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    WOMEN IN THE WAR In the present day Australian armed forces‚ women are trained to use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they

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    The conciliation and arbitration act 1904 - Maternity allowance act 1912 - Invalid and old pensions act 1908 - The conciliation and arbitration act 1904 - In 1904 the Australian parliament established the commonwealth court of conciliation and arbitration to conciliate and if‚ that failed arbitrate between unionists and employers in dispute. after the bitter strikes of the 1890s industrial harmony was high on the agenda of the new government. it was a part of the vision of creating a new

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    Women at work ww1

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    were needed on Britain’s home front; so women took on ‘men’s jobs’. Therefore‚ I think that during the war‚ the way women lived their lives had changed immensely. However‚ it is questionable whether this was a temporary change or one which improved women’s lives forever. When the war began‚ there were vacancies for men’s work and less demand for domestic jobs. This was because many men had left for war and so families were trying to economise. Middle class women could not afford to spend their money

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    Women in Uniform and Out As the war raged across Europe‚ America came to the realization that in order to win they were going to have to change how they thought about women. During the first year of the war women were allowed to do very few jobs for the armed forces‚ this however changed the following year. America saw that it did not have enough man to do all the jobs that men were needed for and the only answer to this problem was to have women take over were they could. During the war a

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    issue of Australian women being allowed into front-line combat has generated community debate. Those who are in favour argue that it’s their choice and if they want to they should do it. Those opposed contend that it is too dangerous for them‚ and will cause combat to more dangerous for the men. The issue has sparked serious debate within the media‚ who proffer various opinions on the subject. In an incensed yet condemnatory manner‚ Greg Sheridan‚ in a Newspaper Editorial for ‘The Australian’ titled

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    Womens Role Prior to Ww1

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    War I‚ out of an adult population of about 24 million women‚ around 1.7 million worked in domestic service‚ 800‚000 worked in the textile manufacturing industry‚ 600‚000 worked in the clothing trades‚ 500‚000 worked in commerce and 260‚000 in local and national government (including teaching).[1] The British textile and clothing trades‚ in particular‚ employed far more women than men and could be regarded as ’women’s work’.[1] While some women managed to receive a tertiary education and others to

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    WW1

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    civilians alike were killed‚ and with no one great end-result for any of the central powers‚ it goes to show the uselessness of war. It is unmistakable to see these facts after reading All Quiet On the Western Front‚ a novel labeling the horrors of WW1 for what they are. The book is of a young soldiers experience in the trenches‚ and the indignities he suffered for the illusion of glory in battle. Overall‚ what can be said about the dismay‚ the terror that is evident in not just this war‚ but any

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    contact with them. Artillery is another example. WW1 introduced many new automatic weapons including machine guns and automatic rifles. Lastly Barbed wire was another example which is also used today for protection. Barbed wire was first created by a farmer on Illinois in 1874. Its original purpose was to control his flocks; however during the beginning of the First World War‚ it was used to slow down enemy soldiers by blo9cking the trenches. How did women get involved in the war effort abroad? Please

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    but for Australian women‚ the historical crisis was nothing less than the foundation to their prominent role in society. No longer confined to domesticity‚ women were employed in all fields taking over roles once recognised as professions of men. This report will outline the pre war lifestyle‚ role of women during war and services formed by non-government organisations for Australian women to apply and employ themselves into careers once denied access to. Prior to WWII‚ an Australian woman served

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