As World War 1‚ then World War 2 started‚ most men went to go serve in the war‚ and people were needed to fill in ordinary‚ and extraordinary‚ roles throughout society. In order to keep the country running‚ women had to transition from being an ordinary housewife to something more. While peacetime mainly consisted of women cooking‚ taking care of children and chores‚ war permitted women to join the workforce and the military which enabled women to become more vocalized in society. Peacetime and wartime
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RELIGION CAUSES WAR: PROS AND CONS There are many arguments and counter-arguments when discussing the topic of religion causing war. Many critics argue that throughout history‚ religion has been the single greatest source of human-caused wars‚ suffering‚ and misery. In the name of God (by whatever name)‚ more suffering has been inflicted than by any other man-made cause. (Pro Side) Critics on the other side counter that modern secular ideological movements are actually responsible for much greater
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From 1864 to 1914 and the beginning of World War 1 many long term factors arose. These factors included the rivalry between Germany and Great Britain‚ the alliance system which developed due to these rivalries and Militarism. Over the course of fifty years these factors developed and lead to the creation of conflict between the great powers and in turn lead to the beginning of World war 1. In 1870 Britain and Germany were on good terms due to their previous alliance against France in the early 1800’s
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The Causes of the Korean War‚ 1950-1953 Ohn Chang-Il Korea Military Academy ABSTRACT The causes of the Korean War (1950-1953) can be examined in two categories‚ ideological and political. Ideologically‚ the communist side‚ including the Soviet Union‚ China‚ and North Korea‚ desired to secure the Korean peninsula and incorporate it in a communist bloc. Politically‚ the Soviet Union considered the Korean peninsula in the light of Poland in Eastern Europe—as a springboard to attack Russia—and
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The Causes Of The Civil War The Political War The North and South fought over politics‚ mainly the idea of slavery. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going to do anything they could to keep it. This was the issue that overshadowed all others. At this time the labor force in the South had about 4 million slaves. These slaves were very valuable to the slaveholding planter class. They were a huge investment to Southerners and if taken away
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World War 1 was a war that started off just because of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ beneficiary to the Austro-Hungarian throne in Sarajevo on June 28th‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip whom was one of a gathering of six professional killers (one Bosniak and five Serbs). The Black Hand (A Siberian patriot mystery society) carelessly set in a train of arrangement of occasions that inevitably prompt the world’s first worldwide war; "One thing lead to an alternate." After years of engaging
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Causes of the Great War The Great War is also known as the First World War‚ which takes place in 1914 and was because of many different reasons. Some are just between certain countries‚ others are more worldwide reasons. The main reasons for World War 1 were: militarism‚ alliances‚ nationalism‚ imperialism‚ and assassination. Most of these reasons were things happening in the whole country of Europe throughout a long period of time; they just led up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Causes of the Cold War The Cold War occurred during a time of rebuilding for Europe. It characterized international relations and dominated the foreign policies of Europe. It affected all of Europe and determined lasting alliances. The Cold War was caused by the social climate and tension in Europe at the end of World War II and by the increasing power struggles between the Soviet Union. Economic separation between the Soviets and the west also heightened tensions‚ along with the threat
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The Cold War dominated the second half of the twentieth century and resulted in the collapse of communism. This war occurred due to a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1940 and 1980‚ was called Cold War because the war between the two countries was triggered by fears of a nuclear scale. The main cause that led to this war occurred because the Soviet Union wanted to spread its communist ideology to everyone‚ which alarmed the Americans‚ who hated the ideology
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Before the events of world war one the main European powers had made a series of alliances. The Triple alliance included Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy(later switching sides once the war starts) and the Ottoman empire. The Triple Entente included Britain‚ France‚ and Russia (1914-1917). These Alliances stated that in the event that one nation would be under attack‚ the other nation would aid them. These alliances systems set the groundwork for the events that would follow effectively dragging all
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