The aftermath of World War II had left Europe devastated. After the end of the war in 1945 USSR‚ USA‚ France and Britain‚ had decided to occupy and rebuild land in Europe. Poland‚ Romania‚ Czechoslovakia and the eastern half of Germany were occupied by the Soviet troops‚ while the Americans‚ British‚ and France occupied the other half. The two superpowers‚ USA and USSR‚ had very different plans of how they wanted Europe to be rebuilt. The United States wanted Europe to be rebuilt with a Democratic
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Some of the main reasons for suburban growth in post-World War II America was due to the Second Great Migration of African Americans to the West and the North‚ the GI Bill‚ and the baby boom. At the end of World War II the African Americans continued to leave the rural and racism of the South for the opportunities that were continuing to develop in the West and the North. The GI Bill‚ VA loans‚ and newly enacted FHA loans‚ allowed families affordable housing and to have more children. This new housing
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Americans What did they gain in World War II? The government passed the GI Bill‚ providing help to veterans with education and home purchases. Women in WWII gained experience in the work field‚ with careers in manufacturing war materials‚ running businesses‚ and other careers traditionally held for men. Many African Americans gained the confidence to assert their rights as U.S. citizens‚ and fight back against segregation. What challenges did they face at the end of the war? Before the GI Bill and similar
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As men left their factory jobs to go fight in World War II (WWII)‚ women stepped into their jobs to produce the heavy machinery needed for war and at home to keep the country running. An excerpt from the book The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter spoke of a young machinist‚ Celia Saparsteen Yanish‚ and the transition that women had to make into their jobs doing “men’s work.” Before the war‚ this country was battling an unemployment problem brought on by the Great Depression. The start of WWII
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The United States should have participated in World War II. There were many reasons for that cause. One was that the United States fought for democracy in World War II. The United States was once a colony of Britain and was treated badly. In the same way‚ European and Asian countries were being tortured by the Axis powers during World War II. Because of that‚ the United States should emancipate those countries to freedom. Also‚ many citizens in the European and Asian countries were mutilated by being
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"A Need for Speed" During World War II in Nazi Germany‚ the only thing considered more imperative than committing genocide against the people of Jewish descent‚ was devising ways to inevitably defeat their foes. The merciless German researchers would stop at nothing to try and enhance their chances at constructing the "super race". Along with all the pharmaceutical help‚ researchers needed to experiment with these new drugs to ensure their effectiveness. Prisoners of concentration camps were
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Postwar Economic Boom: Following World War II‚ Canada gained global recognition for its diligent efforts in the war‚ however‚ with this recognition came a need for a powerful economy. In order for this to occur‚ the Liberal Party intervened‚ even in peacetime. Policies were set in place in order to; increase the demand for goods and services‚ establish government programs such as health care and public transportation; and raise employment levels. As a result of these policies‚ Canada experienced
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World War II launched the Civil Rights Movement by basically having the Black Americans do a fabulous job in the war‚ they even worked different roles and were still excellent at it by the fact that they learned new skills and basically started being involved in the industrial workforce more‚ since they had special talent that would fit perfectly in the workforce and could be good to use in participating in it as well. Before the Civil Rights Movement‚ Black American’s were off to fight in the war
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and the war is won. There is still questions though about the war. What started the war? How did America get involved? How did the War End? What Started World War II? The war was thought to have started with Germany attacking poland. “When Germany entered the western portion of Poland‚ Britain and France declared war on Germany. But when Russia moved into eastern Poland‚ there was no war declaration by either nation.” (threeworldwars.com) For some reason they thought it was an act of war on Poland
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Physiological Impacts of World War Two When a soldier enlists into the military forces they know they are going in to fight for their country and freedom for everyone. They spend months training and preparing for the war and what to come. They learn to fight‚ shoot‚ and kill enemies‚ but what they do not learn is how to cope with the after math of the war. Soldiers in war every year come home with many post traumatic effects from what they had witnessed. During world war two this was known as shell
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