opportunity for women in the United States to caste aside their traditional roles. It allowed them to enter the workforce. Especially factories that were producing the war supplies that helped the United States win the war against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The women were a key factor for the United States winning World War II. Without their contributions and help than victory would not have been possible‚ and it advanced women’s rights and reputation as reliable workers. “Fortune Magazine
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The Cold War The Cold War was "the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II" (History book‚ pg. 874). The Cold War began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different "weapons" were used to fight this controversial war. The feuds eventually kept building up‚ greater and greater‚ resulting in one great war. Two countries‚ the United States and the Soviet Union both took part in fighting. According to the
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Following the end of World War II the previously allied nations‚ the US and the Soviet Union‚ began to allow their political and economic differences take forefront over what is now known as The Cold War. The central issue between these countries centered around the practice of communism in the Soviet Union and the United States’s desire to contain it. The tensions between these countries came into the forefront during their attempts to spread their own policies to places such as Berlin‚ Korea‚ and
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Kathie Kaidan 4/14/10 HST 202 Paper #2 There is much controversy and uncertainty about the reasons of why the Civil War started‚ and why it went on for so long. The Civil War is unusual not only in American History‚ but in world history as well because of the intensity and carnage of it. Men were taking up arms against their neighbors‚ fathers‚ sons‚ brothers‚ and friends to meet on the field of battle with only one mission: to kill one another. James McPherson wondered this‚ so he researched
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There was a second war in September 1939. This became known as World War 2. During this war they had Entertainment for the people to get their mind off of the war. Their Entertainment was Radios/music‚ movies/filming and different games. They had famous people to also help with the entertainment Tommy Trinder ( famous comedian)‚ Glenn Miller ( Music ) ‚ Betty Grable ( dancer ) and others. Government had took over everything else so entertainment was a good thing for them to get into. The first
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During World War Two‚ many people in the United States faced different homefront experiences. Some were treated very positively while others were treated very poorly. Some were looked a highly while others were looked at like they were like dirt. Some groups that faced different homefront experiences during World War Two include Jewish Americans‚ Japanese Americans‚ and many other groups. Jewish Americans and Japanese Americans faced two very different U.S. homefront experiences that included the
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Chapter 6 BIG QUESTION: How did a war fought jointly by the colonists and British help pave the road the American Revolution? Use PERSIA to help in analyzing this question. The war against the French helped bring the colonies closer together. The Albany Congress brought up the idea of uniting the colonies to help them succeed in the future. By uniting‚ the colonies had a better chance of being able to take on the British in a war. There were a few mistakes made by the British that also lead to
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I agree to a small extent. The Opium War did affect China’s economy. From Source B‚ I can infer that the Opium Wars made China richer. The source mentioned that the export of tea from China increased 42‚000‚000kg in 1855 from only 7‚500‚000kg in 1843‚ an increase of more than 500%. This showed that the trade increased. With more trade‚ there would be more money which were gained from the trades. Furthermore‚ more trade also means more jobs for the Chinese. Therefore‚ the Chinese will be able to
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agents‚ however by 1900 nestle changed their approached towards global expansion; they began buying local subsidiaries in foreign countries. When World War one occur there was high demand in dairy products‚ nestle took advantage of this and saw the opportunity to acquire existing factories and establish itself in the United States. By the time Second World War was happening a feeling of isolation in Switzerland lead nestle to make the decision of moving many of its executive offices offshore to the United
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World War Two was a destructive time that allowed women in the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Soviet Union to play crucial roles that ultimately lead to their country’s immense success. Beforehand women had dealt with gender inequality by society placing them in positions that were traditional at the time. This meant that they stayed at home cooking as well as cleaning‚ and if they tried to break that barrier by having a career then it would be socially unacceptable. Since WWII was a total war
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