Garret Nelson 3/6/2013 A-G US History B Mrs. Betancourt Children During WII Reflection Paper I learned a lot from researching the life of children during World War II. There were some things I presumed‚ and other things that surprised me. I knew that Jewish children would have been treated unfair during the war; because of this I assumed that they had bad education. I was surprised in the differences between German and American kids education. I thought that American education would
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the opportunity to expand their worlds and joined the workforce of the nation. Traditionally‚ women were restricted to household obligations and discouraged from working outside the home (Bucher 367). However‚ after the Great Depression‚ the shadow of financial instability hovered over every home in the country. Women became the foundation of the classic American family and the spirit of the United States was finally able to regain strength and solidity. World War II spurred the homemakers to explore
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Rationing During World War II 30 March‚ 2012 Rationing During World War II Rationing is defined as a fixed allowance of provisions of food‚ especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage (dictionary.com). In 1942 a rationing system began to guarantee minimum amounts of things people needed. During World War II‚ people couldn’t just walk into a store and buy whatever they wanted. Ration books are books that contained coupons where shopkeepers could cut out the coupon for
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Nationalism made a huge impact during the First World War. Most dominating countries in World War I used nationalism to expand their territories and dominate the other countries. Dominating other countries made a huge impact in our history. Nationalism is an extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture. It is also proved as a useful tool for encouraging the expansion of the nation. During the World War One there were two kinds of nationalism‚ the desire of subject people
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advancements during World War I like flamethrowers‚ tanks‚ poison gas‚ machine guns‚ warplanes‚ sanitary napkins‚ Tracer bullets‚ depth chargers‚ Hydrophones‚ aircraft carriers‚ pilotless drones‚ mobile x-ray machines and plenty more advances. These advancements made the war a lot worse than it could have been especially mustard gas. The advancements were also great for the war because if the United States did not have some of these weapons then nazi Germany more than likely would have won the war. However
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World War One Study Sheet Franz Ferdinand The archduke of Austria‚ nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph‚ and heir to the Habsburg throne. Franz Ferdinand’s assassination on June 28‚ 1914‚ by Serbian militant Gavrilo Princip‚ is widely considered the unofficial start of World War I. Schlieffen Plan A German military plan‚ formulated in 1905‚ Germany’s strategic vulnerability‚ sandwiched between its allied rivals‚ led to the development of the audacious (and incredibly expensive) Schlieffen
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During World War I‚ the defensive weapons used by the German were way more advanced than the offensive weapons of the U.S and their allies. Although the U.S came out on top breaking through the German defenses and forcing their troops to retreat to their trenches‚ we suffered a great amount of casualties. The lost battalion went into Argon Forest with approximately six hundred men‚ they left with over four hundred dog tags and less than two hundred men because of the defensive lines advanced armory
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People in this world have been creating‚ inventing‚ and advancing since the beginning of time. Examples of this would be the way humans have created new medicines‚ treatments‚ and vaccines that prevent or treat disease. Not all advancements have to do with medicine though‚ many ways that the human race has moved forward into a more modern age would be the way they have used their knowledge to create new weaponry such as guns‚ bombs‚ and airplanes. As well as technology such as sonars and radars.
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Technical Warfare: Discuss the impact that the Industrial Revolution had on the course of World War 1. How did the use of new technologies during World War 1 influence the war? Which sides benefited the most from the technologies? Which technologies were the most important? Technology during World War One reflected the trend toward industrialism and the application of mass production methods to weapons and to the technology of warfare in general. “The Industrial Revolution gave armies and complex
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Militarism played a humongous role in World War 1 because‚ since people became more nationalistic over their home countries‚ they wished to prove superiority and dominance through their armament forces. Due to the Russian’s increasing army size‚ the Germans felt forced to increase spending on their own army so as to be undoubtedly superior to the Russians. The Germans also believed that strong navy and army forces were necessary to survive as a country and as an imperial power (2). Soon enough‚ the
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