Living conditions for soldiers during World War I was tough and required courage and bravery and a bit of luck if you they were going to remain healthy‚ let alone survive. The lives where hard‚ food was scarce disease was rampant. Many men died during the first World War but as many died from gunshot wounds as died from disease and infection. Disease was usually caused by rats being in and around the food that was being eaten by the men. Lice would breed quickly without even giving the soldiers
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World War 1: The Great War World War 1‚ better known as "The Great War" started because of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand. On July 28‚ 1914 Gavrilo Princip‚ a Serbian nationalist‚ murdered the one appointed to the throne of Austria-Hungary to protest Habsburg rule of Bosnia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia prepared to defend its Slavic neighbors‚ and Germany declared war on Russia.
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World War One did a lot of great things for women. Before the war‚ women didn’t have a lot of rights and they were thought of as weak compared to men. With the war going on‚ it meant that women had to take over a number of traditionally “male” roles. Their ability to do this led to change in attitude‚ women became more confident in their ability to influence people to have their say. They learnt to juggle home and family‚ and manage financially. This all led to women believing in themselves and they
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There were a lot of major events during World War II. These dictions made major changes in the war. These changes helped win the war. It also helped lose the war. There were major events during World War II that changed and helped win the war for one side because of the Battle of Stalingrad‚ D-Day‚ and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb. “On September 3rd‚ 1942 the German 6th army reached the outskirts of Stalingrad.”(World War II | 1939-1945) Soviet Union Attacked the Germans later that
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Women played an important role during World War II. For this topic there are two genres that show many of women’s accomplishments earned in World War II and the difference they made for their participation. The first genre is a webpage called American Women in World War II by History Chanel. The webpage has different forms of information like videos of important events‚ speeches and an article. They are mostly focused in the number of women that participated in the war‚ some of the jobs women performed
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At the start of World War 2 the allies were having very little succes against the superior Germans. The Germans had the advantage of blietzkrieg on their side which proved to be an excellent tactic. Another factor that lead to early German dominance was the enigma codes. These codes gave the Germans a huge advantage because they could communicate over any frequency and no one would be able to understand them. All the positions of the U-Boats and german army was being transmitted every day‚ with no
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Pearl Harbor and her entry into the Second World War? World War II began in September 1‚ 1939. German tanks and planes had begun a full-scale invasion of Poland and keeping their pledge Britain and France declared war against Germany. However‚ it wasn’t until December 8‚ 1941‚ the day after the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese did the United States “officially” entered the war. The United States had declared neutrality before they had entered the world‚ but through President Franklin Roosevelt’s
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World war II was a global conflict that occurred in 1939 to 1945‚ that involved several countries. Women were often seen as the traditional norm of being a housewife‚ to become a working woman wearing uniforms and being a member of the workforce. During this period men were gone to battle while the women were responsible to be a house wife by doing household chores. Women decided to help the nation by being part of the workforce‚ the women proved their work through their skills. Unmarried women
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World War II has affected the whole world in huge ways‚ from economics to finances. The Germans were to ones to start the war in 1939 and the U.S. didn’t get involved until 1941; 2 years after the war started. When the U.S. entered the war‚ many men were drafted for the war and left a lot of job openings that needed to be filled. Because of the lack of men in the workforce‚ the presence of working women increased during World War II; and it was the first time women had a chance to prove that they
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The Change of Gender Roles During the First World War When the First World War began in 1914‚ there was much discussion regarding the proper gender roles for British men and women. For men‚ the course of action seemed clear that they should enlist and fight. Yet‚ many men struggled under the pressure of warfare. For women‚ it was unclear how they should be involved in the war effort. Many men wanted the women to keep their traditional gender roles of taking care of the household. However‚ the lack
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