World War Two changed the world as we knew it. With most men going off to war the women stayed behind to look after the hearth‚ but with so many of the men off to war the workforce was left without a majority of its able bodied workers. Which meant that women had to take up jobs in the workforce. Inspiring women to work during World War Two was accomplished by Rosie the Riveter who not only helped convince women to stay on in the work force even after the war ended and left long lasting impressions
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Diary at War Written by Steve Fallon Alexandra Davies March 12‚ 1915 Right now I’m sitting in one of the trenches‚ and I’m watching a rat eat on of the mouldy sandwiches. All around me is a deathly silence‚ and I can even hear the rat’s breath. I must admit I’m very scared‚ so scared that I can hardly function anymore. Mom told me before I left just under a year ago that this would happen‚ but I was determined to do my country proud. Today has been pretty rough. The dead are still
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How did nationalism contribute to World War 1? Nationalism held a huge part in world war1 as it does in many wars. A major part of nationalism in world war1 is shown through Otto van Bismarck. Bismarck was a very tactical man and was great at thinking up strategies. It seemed he would do all he could to promote Germany and make it truly powerful over the rest of Europe by making a group of alliances that wouldn’t give France a chance to rise up to Germany since alone France was weak. Although Bismarck’s
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COMMAND - Prior to World War II‚ Germany had a parliamentary system with two houses‚ but it was not a democracy. Only the lower house (The Reichstag) was elected by all German males over 25 years of age. The upper house (The Bundesrat) was appointed by the Kaiser. - The Kaiser had the power to declare war‚ conduct foreign affairs and appoint the chancellor and the ministers. - The Reichstag could not make laws; it could only amend them or delay their passage. - At the beginning of the war‚ the Kaiser and
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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Thursday‚ March 3‚ 2011 Essay on Victorian Era Essay on Victorian Era The Victorian period was filled with many different types of thoughts and ideas. The literature of the period rose ideas never heard before. Also‚ the reform and industrial revolution changed the way that people thought. Several scientific discoveries also made Victorians question their own beliefs. The intriguing Victorian period had a different taste of literature and also went through a reform of classes and several technological
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The Effects of WWII on Canada The Effects of WWII on Canada Jordan C. Feb 11‚ 2013 Jordan C. Feb 11‚ 2013 As World War 2 ended‚ it brought many important changes in Canada. There were more than 40‚000 Canadian lives lost. There are many changes in Canada politically‚ economically and socially. In the next world war‚ we could see how Canada began to form itself as an independent country. World War 2 began with Hitler’s invasion of Poland and two days later‚ Britain‚ France declared war on Germany
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Conscription is the compulsory military service for young men. When world war one first broke out‚ a number of people enlisted‚ in 1914 it was a rate at 10000 people per month. By the end of 1916 Australians realised World war one wasn’t going to end any time soon and gained more knowledge about battlefront conditions and the high rates of casualties. The number of men enlisting for war decreased to less then half‚ the Australian Imperial Force faced a shortage of men and consisting entirely of volunteers
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should have been if she had not tragically been messed up by the effect of war” (Wilfred). World War 1 was a devil’s playground‚ torturing the evil from the good in the lives of human. War has affected many lives in humbling families oppressed near bloodstreams of disintegrating rivers. War was initiated from the hardships of other nations hunting for potential in their liberty. Although assassination brought an immense impact to War however ‚ in addition ‚ the advancement of military power ‚ the
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Militarism is a key component to World War I as the countries began to compete for having the best military. Prince Bernhard Von Bulow said to the Reichstag “In the coming century the German nation will either be the hammer or the anvil.” In the 1900s‚ the Germans could be either the destroyer or the destroyed. This caused people to want to build the military so their country would not be crushed. The need to survive caused an arms race‚ the german spending having a steep increase in spending. In
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