Wartime roles for women have changed greatly since World War I. In WWI‚ women were not drafted‚ and were not allowed to fight voluntarily. Today‚ women are allowed in the military‚ however‚ they are still not required to be drafted for war. “Selective Service continues to register only men‚ ages 18 through 25” (Selective Service System). Since World War I‚ women’s place in society has changed‚ which has caused their wartime roles to change. In WWI‚ the role of women was “providing support for male
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How Did Women Contribute To World War 1 By: Jeff M. Lerio History 30 Mrs. C. Lenz-Fabian Nov.19‚2012 A Canadian woman plays an important role and contributions on the home front during the war years. They supported our country’s war efforts not only in traditional roles‚ but also in unprecedented new ways. Women in this era are said to be the toughest one‚ they endure all pains and suffering just to be heard and express their thoughts. During World War 1‚ women roll up their sleeves and took a
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"Comfort Women" Historians estimate there were between 80‚000 and 200‚000 comfort women during World War II. Of these many were from the Korean peninsula‚ China‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Netherlands‚ and the Philippines. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) More than half of the 169 comfort women survivors in the Philippines were below age 20 when kidnapped by the now-defunct Japanese Imperial Army troops. ("Comfort women protest texts‚" UPI‚ 2 May 1997) Australian
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One aspect of Australia’s involvement in World War 2 was the POWs (Prisoners Of War) this is a significant event because of the way they were treated. POWs were treated very poorly‚ conditions unimaginable. Prisoners of war were held in various places‚ dependant on where they were captured. Some Prisoners of war were held captive for 5 – 10 years there are a few rare cases when POWs were held for decades on end. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no
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2. Role of women [] in the modern society The role of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades. In the early days women were seen as wives who were intended to cook‚ clean‚ and take care of the kids. They were not allowed to vote while men took care of having jobs and paying any bills that had to be paid. Women have always been mistreated and seen as inferior‚ when compared to men’s physical strength and ways of thinking. But with the development of industry‚ the role of
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World War I had tremendous effects on various people in Canada. However‚ women are not one of them. Women were not given the same opportunities as men‚ they did not get the same benefits as men‚ and they were not treated with the same respect. First off‚ women were not given the same opportunities as men during and after the war. For instance‚ due to the war‚ there was a shortage of workers‚ especially in agriculture. Farmers were desperate for workers‚ which is why they agreed to the government’s
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ESSAY FINAL DRAFT When World War 2 began‚ millions of American men left to serve oversea. As a result‚ businesses and industries at home needed a new supply of workers. World War 2 increased and decreased opportunity and power for other Americans in many different ways. With the huge wave of men leaving‚ the government urged women to replace them in certain positions. By women filling these certain positions‚ it made them more knowledgeable and gave women a fantastic chance to do a variety
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the World War 2 on Japan? “The centers of both cities were flattened‚ and as many as 80‚000 inhabitants of Hiroshima and 40‚000 of Nagasaki perished almost instantly from the force and intense heat of the explosions” (Strayer‚ 912). Therefore‚ the Japanese had to go through the hard time after World War 2‚ they witnessed the death of their families‚ their friends. A lot of houses were destroyed‚ families were torn apart‚ and many survivors have to suffer because of the atomic bomb. 2. What
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Women during the civil war were a very crucial part of the lives of men and children. If it weren’t for women many people wouldn’t have been able to survive‚ let alone eat or enjoy life. Women helped to keep food on the table while husbands and sons were away. Women really enjoyed going to work while man were away because it allowed them to get out of their houses. Not only could they get out of their houses but they could gain new experiences in the workforce. Although‚ men did not like their wives
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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