7th May 1918 Yesterday my love went to war and I promised I would write him right away. I miss him with every passing moment and hope he comes home safe and sound. The kids are still sad to see their father go but have faith that he will return. I plan on getting a job here shortly. I’ve heard from several people that they are accepting women in the work force‚ even in factories! Lucy down the street just got a job after her husband left for war. She said its very liberating to be working for
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The women of southern plantations are something that not many write about. There is a critical lack of information and books about them‚ which makes writing about her a difficult task. Many southern women are mentioned in many books only as part of the males. “It was not until the early 1970’s‚ with the advent of the women’s movement‚ that a book written by a Southern woman about Southern women was recognized as being of scholarly significance…” The wealthy white women of the south spent most
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Civil War was a brutal and costly war between the Northern and Southern states that not only involved men‚ but women as well. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865‚ and was the deadliest war in America. About 750‚000 died‚ but one nation was saved. The war was a time for change in many ways. One big change was the way women were a part of the community. Before the war‚ women were to stay at home and be a part of what historians call “the Cult of True Womanhood.” At this time‚ “true women” devoted
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modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men‚ but wish we had more of it everywhere”. This quote from Belva Lockwood‚ an American lawyer and reformer perfectly embodies the spirit of revolt among women in the early republic (Cameron Paul). Indeed‚ the US Revolutionary War is often defined as a struggle for independence rather than an attempt to redefine social roles and structure of society. Women’s implications and social movements during the war is often diminish but has been brought
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football competitions. During the twentieth century‚ the various codes of football became amongst the most popular team sports in the world. 2) World War II - 1941-1945 The war in Europe‚ which started between Nazi Germany on one side and Poland‚ Great Britain‚ and France on the other‚ developed into a second World War. Although the Roosevelt administration favored the defeat of Germany and its principal ally‚ fascist Italy‚ the United States did not enter the war until after Japan attacked
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World War 2 Records & Newspapers World War 2 officially started on September 1‚ 1939‚ after Germany invaded Poland‚ and it continued until 1945 when both Japan and Germany surrendered. 16 million American soldiers served in World War 2‚ along with the civilian supporters that worked behind the scenes for the war effort. World War 2 records are comprehensive and contain information about the various military branches‚ as well as data on the civilian units that helped with the war. These types
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New advances in technology changed warfare in WW2. The change in technology since WW1 has produced such things as Atom Bomb‚ and new and improved sea and air warfare. New techniques had to be used because of technology‚ techniques such as mouseholing’. More people were killed because of technology‚ as more people died in WW2 than WW1.The technological advances in WW2 changed the battlefield completely as more deadly auxiliary was introduced. <br> <br>The technological advances since WW1 introduced
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Children during World War II were in a constant state of struggle. Having their fathers‚ uncles‚ brothers‚ cousins‚ and in some cases mothers go off to war really put a toll on the children of Canada. They had to adjust to doing more chores around the house‚ taking on jobs outside of their homes to make money‚ coping with shortages and rationing‚ and on top of all that be in a constant fear for their loved ones who were out defending their country. Symbolically visualizing fearfulness as well as
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World War II‚ or the Second World War‚ was a military conflict that happened globally starting from 1939 and lasting all the way to 1945‚ which involved most of the world’s nations. According to Laurel Sefton McDowell‚ “the war years were a period of antagonistic labour-government relations and serious industrial unrest‚ which labour attributed to wage controls (McDowell‚ pg 175‚ 1978). In this paper‚ I am going to explain how World War II shaped the post-war compromise between labour and capital
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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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