AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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times of the civil rights era and the Vietnam war. The war provided an opportunity for women to get involved in the world of work‚ that would not have otherwise been available. With a large majority of US men having to fight in Europe‚ there was a drastic shortage of men to work in the factories. This was answered by the women who were available to work. By 1945‚ one third of all industrial workers were women‚ as opposed to one quarter before the war. These numbers were as high as 18‚000 female workers
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Vietnam war. US society: Women: The war provided an opportunity for women to get involved in the world of work‚ that would not have otherwise been available. With a large majority of US men having to fight in Europe‚ there was a drastic amount of men to work in factories. The women who were available to work answered this. By 1945‚ one third of all industrial workers were women. Propaganda images began to symbolize the change from the women working at home to the women working in factories. By
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weakness of the League of Nations as well as short term factors such as the rise of fascist leaders‚ the Wall Street Crash and appeasement. Firstly‚ one of the main long term causes of World War 2 (WW2) was the Treaty of Versailles (TOV) and the unresolved issues that followed after World War 1 (WW1). The TOV created massive instability in Europe‚ especially Germany as it created resentment in Germany. The entire German population resented the TOV and the TOV was commonly referred to as ‘dictated
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Impacts of WW1 on America Impacts of World War one on America The total number of casualties in WW1 which lasted only from 1914 to 1919 came to a terrifying height of 37‚508‚686 of that number only 323‚018 belonged to the U.S. World war one had many effects on the United States including weapons advancement‚ change in the workforce and economy‚ and women’s rights. The first and one of the most important impacts of ww1 on America is the
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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about World War 1 Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about World War 1‚ trivia and information‚ including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about World War 1 are as follows: Fact 1 - Definition: World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers
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World War II was by far the most destructive wars in the U.S. history. It impacted the United States socially‚ economically‚ and killed more people in any other war. World war II caused women to join the working force which was a huge step in women’s rights and showed how huge the government’s role was in this war was. The United States is one of the main reasons that the Allies won the war. At the end of World War I all of the blame was put onto Germany. Germany was given many restrictions and because
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Samantha Hartling Hartling‚ 1 Mr. Denette History 5/31/2013 A war had a huge impact on our history and society‚ which makes us who we are today. This war created terror and spread throughout the whole world. The “Holocaust” was caused by the dictator Adolf Hitler; he caused the bloodiest war in history killing 11 million people‚6 Million of them were Jewish. He was the main problem of this war and needed to be taken down right away. The Holocaust was one of the twentieth century’s greatest
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thought that the assassination will be successful. Gavrilo Princip’s decision to shoot The Archduke Franz Ferdinand change the world because that shot started WW1‚ the Austro-Hungary Empire split‚ resulted in some nations gaining their independence and it led to the deaths of 7 million people. It changes the world because days after that shot‚ WW1 begins and millions of deaths happened. There had been other assassinations in the past years but after weeks it became apparent that the assassination of
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European scenario was a complicated one. For this reason‚ he maintained America’s neutrality‚ as he did not believe that any of America’s interests should be threatened by a European war announcing on August 4th 1914‚ that America would be neutral in WW1. That neutrality was also extended to American bankers who could then lend money to both sides in the war. However with the mounting probability
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