During World War 2 (1939-1945)‚ American men left their home to defend their country against Hitler and the Japanese Empire. Since the majority of the male workers left‚ many jobs were in demand to support the troops with supplies. Until this time women were frustrated at not being able to actively contribute to the war efforts because of law and traditions. The vacant jobs allowed the women to give their energy‚ time‚ and even some gave up their lives as well as sacrificing their sons‚ brothers
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already seen one world war‚ and they weren’t prepared for another. Originally‚ America wanted nothing to do with the second world war‚ and they were not fully recovered from the first world war. America was not ready financially‚ for the most part‚ and supplies were cut down and needed to be replenished. Once America joined the war‚ it was once they were ready to‚ and they were also pushed to no other choice. America originally planned on staying neutral and keeping out of another war. Even after declaring
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World War I‚ also known as the First World War or the Great War‚ was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war‚ a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents’ technological and industrial sophistication‚ and tactical stalemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history‚ paving the way for major political changes‚ including revolutions in many of the nations
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DBQ The French and Indian war ended in 1763‚ meaning the economical‚ political‚ and ideological aspect of things changed significantly. The downfall that Britain took was essentially the reason why the American Revolutionary war happened. Before the French and Indian war colonist didn’t really have to worry about crazy taxes because the practically taxed themselves. Due to the colonist needing protection Britain stepped in‚ and they thought it was only fair that they raised the taxes to be able
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World War I World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise known as “The Great War”‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. It had many famous battles‚ such as the battle of The Somme‚ a battle of many casualties‚ especially for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France
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Before World War II women were limited in their social‚ political and economic rights. Women were unable to earn a wage comparable to men. Women were also greatly limited for career opportunities when compared men. Due to women’ expectations of getting married‚ raising kids‚ and taking of the home‚ women did not have much representation outside of the domicile. The war changed American politics‚ economics and social rights for women. At the beginning of the war‚ there was a drastic increase
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during World War Two. There are many different schools of thought on the issue amongst politicians‚ historians‚ and scholars‚ some of which are for‚ and others against the bomb’s use. While some claim the bomb was military necessary to end the war quickly‚ to preserve American lives‚ opponents believe that the bomb was an unnecessary display of power and that the United States exploited Japan in order to gain a competitive advantage against the Soviets‚ marking the start of the Cold War between
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Throughout the war the British fleets were superior. This was probably due to its large empire. 1914 The first naval battle was on August 28 when the British raided Heligoland Bight. British destroyers entered this German naval base and fired torpedoes but the Germans sent out cruiser ships‚ which were bigger and stronger. The destroyers retreated to open sea whilst being chased by the Germans and shot at by Battle ships. In September‚ submarine warfare began when German submarine U-9‚ sank 3 British
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following World War II dramatically affected filmmaking in America by providing filmmakers with their first real commercial competition outside of their own industry. Hollywood responded by giving audiences what TV could not; sex‚ violence and realism. World War II gave the movies a bit of breathing room from the commercial spread of television. While technological innovations were accelerated for the budding TV industry‚ these technologies were focused almost exclusively toward the war effort‚
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World War Two began on September 1‚ 1939. It has been called the most of significant moments in World History. This brought about major chances to the world‚ including improvement in technology and the start to post-war social changes. Some of the main powers in the war were the Allied nation; the British Empire‚ the USSR‚ and the United States of America‚ and the Axis nation; Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan and their smaller allies. The war began when Germany invaded Poland. In retaliation Britain and France
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