Women’s rights and liberties have changed greatly throughout the years and there is no doubt that two of the most empowering events for women‚ were the First and Second World Wars. Canada sent 625‚000 men to fight in World War I and 1.1 million men were sent again during World War II. The deployment of men‚ left large gaps on the home front‚ opening the door to women stepping into roles formerly occupied predominantly by men. They began to join the work force during this time‚ when supplies were
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the Second World War differ from the causes of the First World War? The causes of World War One and World War Two shared both differences and similarities‚ but overall there were more differences between the two. The social‚ political‚ and economic circumstances of the times varied‚ though at times correlated with each other‚ but there are extreme differences that help create a different atmosphere for each war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand‚ on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ set off World War
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Declaration of War to the congress he said that “the world must be made safe for democracy”. Now‚ nearly a hundred years later‚ we know the effects of the decision that were made at this time. Knowing what happened I say that the US involvement in World War I was not a fight for more democracy. The roots of the German dictatorship under Hitler were laid during the peace negotiations of Versailles. So the most important point of what Wilson officially wanted‚ to bring peace and democracy to the world‚ to
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The American people though viewed the British neutrality with extreme resentment. The resentment was unjustified because the Northern and southern people felt it in equal degree‚ both feeling convinced that they were the correct side and that it was evil for the British not to act on that assumption. The people from North felt that the American nationality was at stake while others felt the importance of giving their whole sympathies to the eradication of slave trade. The Southern people thought
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Spain over the island country of Cuba resulted in the Spanish American War. As a result of the war‚ the victorious U.S. forced Spain to grant Cuba its independence and turn over control of the Philippines‚ Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. Although many supported the United States involvement in the War‚America’s motivations were not pure and‚ therefore; I do not believe that U.S. was justified in its involvement in the War. In the late 1800’s Cuba was a prized colony of Spain
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time for not only American citizens‚ but the nation as a whole. After being burdened with economic issues and war reparations‚ America turned inward to focus on worsening situations at home. Americans viewed their involvement in World War I as the war to end wars‚ and when shocked to find this untrue‚ they lost support for having gotten involved in the first place. This lead to a lack of support in the idea of joining another war. This motivating America to stay out of World War II‚ many hoped appeasement
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economy it once was. World War 2 began after quickly attacks on Poland were made. The motives of the war stemmed from political beliefs such as nationalism‚ communism‚ and fascism. During and prior to the war‚ alliances were being made to ensure protection. Many unions tried their best to stay out of the war‚ but were eventually dragged in. After World War 1 had ended there were upset feelings left in Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was the document that ended the first war‚ but had pinned the
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Nazi war with Poland started on September first in 1939. The war against Poland was very uneven and over matched. Germany had over 1 million soldiers and 2‚000 tanks while Poland barely had enough to keep up. The war caused a world uproar causing many countries to feel threatened by the Nazis. This even caused Poland to split in two. Why did Germany want to pick a fight with a small country like Poland? Adolf Hitler believed the land of Poland would be great for more room for the German
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Introduction: In the year of 1917‚ Europe remained in a position of war and stalemate. The whole of Europe had been pitched in a massive war for nearly three years‚ as Europe had been divided between the Central Powers Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and later the Ottoman Empire‚ and Triple Entente forces of Britain‚ France‚ and Russia. While the growing dissent and chaos within the Russian Empire had ensued with the aftermath of the February/March Revolution‚ the situation seemed to begin to lean
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Wilson to declare war on Germany. The United States had not gotten involved with World War I for three years‚ holding a neutral option about the war. After these events however‚ on April 2‚ 1917‚ Wilson declared war on Germany thus having the United States become part of the Allies. With the war on the horizon‚ Wilson had to ensure that America was prepared for the war. This included having the American people support the war‚ reforming the armed forces‚ and making sure American economy did not suffer
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