woman’s place took hold was during and after the First World War. World War 1 was declared August in 1914. This meant Australia‚ part of the British Empire‚ sent 332 000 men to fight for their freedom‚ leaving many more women to become the breadwinners of their families. During the war‚ Australian women were not permitted to serve in the military‚ except for nurses. The many women not qualified to nurse‚ wanted a more active role in the war‚ however‚ were discarded by government regulations. A
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World War I lasted from 1912 to 1915. It was a devastating time. Why? Because during this time‚ 37 million people were killed or seriously wounded. That was nearly a third of the population ‚ at the time. Of that third of the population‚ at least two thirds were involved in the war. For every three people‚ two of them were soldiers‚ or actively supporting soldiers in the war. Why did all this happen? It is said that the First World War was started by the action of Gavrilo Princip. On June 28‚ 1914
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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Causes of World War One World War One was a global war in Europe fought from 1914 to 1918. It was a war between Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the United States and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy and Serbia. Not only was it certain people or places that caused the war but also some events and situations. This included the allying of nations‚ the act of imperialism‚ the growth of militarism‚ and the Balkan crisis. One of the underlying causes of world war one was the allying of nations
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after World War One‚ as my area of focus‚ specifically their economic‚ social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research‚ I became interested in the way that women’s roles in society changed during and after World War One. The specific change that I chose to focus on was how women had to take on the men’s jobs after they were drafted into the war and won
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World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war‚ over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914‚ Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support
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July Crisis World War 1 was inevitable because all countries were stubborn. The countries weren’t willing to negotiate with each other and they never wanted to put their guards down. All these countries wanted to be the best and strongest of them all. To begin‚ the country that was responsible for war was Serbia. For example‚ Serbia rejected Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum‚ specifically the demand of letting Austria investigate the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The was inevitable because
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declaring war on Serbia and then‚ the alliances of both countries involved in. Within few days‚ the first World War broke out and lasted four years‚ caused millions of people died and wounded. However‚ the assassination of Ferdinand was not the only reason caused the worldwide war‚ it was just a blasting fuse of long-term problems between the countries. For a long time of period‚ the militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism caused the tension between the countries and led to the World War I.
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Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old
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Q5-How did the Spanish-American War turn into a war of imperial expansion? Shawn Lannin 2/26/2013 The Spanish-American War originally started off as The United States protecting Cuba from its Spanish rulers essentially‚ but quickly evolved into colonial expansion. The war became a war of imperial expansion in the late 1800’s due to America’s new “outward” focuses on global markets and growing concerns of economic competition/expansion from other world powers. America‚ once a colony itself
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