To what extent did the First World War change the role of women in British society? INTRO In the lead up to the First World War‚ the suffrage movement was making significant advances towards the enfranchisement of British women. By 1914‚ the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) had 52‚000 members and attracted annual donations totalling £37‚000. Furthermore‚ the increasingly militant actions of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU)‚ attracted greater public attention to
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once said‚” we all may have come on different ships‚ but we’re all in the same boat now”(King). Racism is wrong. Nobody should even think about tormenting someone about the color of their skin. The Civil Rights Movement was originally proposed by president John F. Kennedy. Just a few weeks before the election‚ Martin Luther King jr. was arrested while leading a protest in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Kennedy phoned Coretta Scott King to express his concern about King’s safe release. Across the nation‚ more than
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developed the atomic bombs that were nicknamed “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” that put an end to WWII and forever changed the way the world fights wars. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 250‚000 people directly from the explosion‚ and indirectly from the radiation‚ however‚ it additionally saved millions of lives by ending WWII. J. Robert Oppenheimer was key to the creation of these bombs by leading a team of 200 of the top nuclear physicists in
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Dianne Feinstein has been trying to change our government since 1960. She started of in the California Women’s Parole Board. One of the youngest member at this time. When she started this she was interested in criminal justice. She then wanted to do more so she joined the San Francisco Committee on Crime in 1968. Dianne was also the first women to serve as President of San Francisco Legislative body in 1969. Being re-elected for two additional 4-year terms as the Supervisor. In 1978 Dianne took
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In what ways did women’s live change after 1945? The life of women after the Second World War (1945) can be attributed to many different factors‚ some of these being; the work in which woman did and women and their family lives. With war ending‚ new political changes and roles of both men and woman changing all contributed to the changes of women’s life through the 20th century. Before 1945‚ as the Second World war was taking place people at home‚ often only the woman and the children‚ mainly had
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I. From Estates General to General Assembly II. Rising of Paris and Revolution in the countryside III. Principles of 1789 IV. The October Days I. From Estates General to National Assembly • Harvest Crisis: Popular (higher classes) had riots o French army was already stretched‚ state reluctant to use it o Cahier delonces created HUGE expectations on the Estates-General‚ “the great hope” • 1789 characterized by new sovereignty and also violence • Euphoria of deputies turned to frustration
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the war‚ the Americans quickly realized how they were ignored and pushed to the side every time they had tried to help. Also‚ after the war was finally over‚ they were overly talked with no representation since Britain was in such a huge amount of debt after the war. Seeing the taxes come out of nowhere made them even more upset and eventually led into the Enlightenment period. Here‚ Thomas Paine and Jefferson joined heads and worked to get people to realize how important a full break for Britain was
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How did the Industrial Revolution change the world? The Industrial Revolution was arguably the biggest global change in the way humans relate to each other and the world around them since the Agricultural Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while
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many ways! Over the years it changed from in the 1828 election only white men could vote‚ now everyone American citizen has the opportunity to vote. There was only one main party at the time‚ Andrew Jackson was representing the Democratic party‚ and John Adams was National Republican. Today’s election there is two main parties and that is Republican and Democratic. The election was based on the electoral college vote that had changed in 1804. The way the president was picked before wasn’t working out
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What was wrong with French Society in 1789? After the death of Louis XV‚ his grandchild Louis XVI was appointed to rule over the people but his lack of ability to rule like a liege over the country plunge France into chaos‚ directing France towards a Revolution; The French Revolution. In France the French society was divided into three estates; The First Estate consisted of Clergy which had a population of 100‚000 people‚ Second Estate consisted of Nobility which had a population of 400‚000 people
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