What explains rapid economic growth in Europe‚ 1945-1973? After the Second World War ranging in the period of 1939-1945‚ countries involved were faced with large amounts of destroyed physical property‚ as well as numerous deaths of civilians and soldiers. However‚ the hardships of the previous years of war and depression were replaced by rising living standards and increased opportunities.(Bohanon‚ 2012) This is because countries could now grow rapidly simply by repairing wartime damage‚ rebuilding
Premium Economics Economic growth World War II
This paper aims to identify economic‚ international relations and political changes that transformed the American identity between 1865 and 1945. Besides that‚ the paper identifies the most crucial change in American identity as well the relationship between the American identity and the rest of the world. The most significant economic changes were experienced during 1920’s when the US economy expanded rapidly. On the other hand‚ the most important political and international relations were reported
Premium United States Industrial Revolution American Civil War
Explain how and why women’s rights have changed since 1945 Women’s rights today can be agreed to be as equal as men‚ but it wasn’t like this since 1945. Many rights changed in terms of work with the equal pay issue and legislation. This was because of several reasons including women not wanting to return to their traditional roles and the beginning of the Women’s Liberation Movement. One of the most major changes to women’s rights was wage discrimination in favour of men. This denied women the
Premium Gender Gender role World War II
Chapter 10 (pgs 56-71) 1. What is Wu Chen-mei like? 2. How do Adeline and Wu Chen-mei help each other? 3. What happened in August 1945 that changed Adeline’s life? 4. What book changed Adeline’s life? Why? 5. Why doesn’t Adeline tell her friend about her family life? 6. What was life like when Niang‚ father‚ and their other children were back in Tianjin? Explain
Premium Fiction Chinese Cinderella Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
National states were formed after 1945 in the global south‚ also known as Third World countries or Developing countries. These Global South’s are known as Africa‚ Asia and Latin America and in this essay it will be explained how census‚ mapping and museums became essential to these Third World countries when creating nation states after 1945. This essay will also explain the effects of postcolonial states on today’s society. Charles Hirschmas‚ a sociologist‚ found that there was a rapid series
Premium Africa Slavery Colonialism
Economic‚ political and social problems in the period 1945-1960 in British society From 1900 to 1940s Britain struggled with poverty and social inequality. The economy in Britain needed a big change‚ because most of the population was unemployed‚ leaving schools in their early teens‚ there was no health service or social insurence. In period from 1945 to 1960‚ Britain went through some changes in economy‚ society and politics. Politicians needed new plans to put the Britain
Premium Sociology Popular culture Culture
How different were the foreign policies of labour and conservative governments in the period from 1945-1964? During the time period Britain was seen as the second while the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and The US were dominating. Both Labour and Conservative wanted to regain their status as a Great Power‚ however more changes happened under Conservative power. Britain realised that after the war they had lost a significant amount of money which meant that they were in an economic downfall
Premium Cold War World War II
How far did the post 1945 welfare state eliminate Beveridge’s ‘five giants?’ From 1937-40‚ Britain was governed by a Conservative government led by Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940). However‚ Chamberlain was forced to resign due to a public and parliamentary lack of confidence in May 1940. Winston Churchill succeeded him as Prime Minister and on May 13 1940 he unveiled the new war cabinet‚ a coalition government of those he regarded as the most energetic and talented people available to him‚ regardless
Premium Clement Attlee Labour Party Welfare state
North High School Summer Reading Grade 11 Students who are lifelong readers become more successful in their academic classes as well as in their careers after graduation. People who read well also write better‚ have larger vocabularies‚ score higher on tests‚ and communicate more effectively. In order to help promote a joy of reading‚ each student at North High will choose one book from the following list: books are organized by genre; we suggest parents and students together select thoughtfully and carefully from the
Premium Prime number
Michael Johnson The USA and USSR became rivals in summer 1945 because of many reasons. One of the reasons was that the USA was a capitalist country‚ a culture where anyone could be rich if they worked hard enough. However in USSR they operated under communism. Both nations had fears of the other nation imposing their own system of government upon the world. These fears were highlighted when Stalin attempted to get as much territory for the USSR and communism as he could. The USA thought this was
Premium World War II Nazi Germany Cold War