Death‚ anger‚ and fear‚ the world was filled with all of these emotions during 1939. This conflict was due to the second world war caused by hitler’s invasion of poland. Hitler believed in and was obsessed with the idea of “Pure” german race which he called the Aryans. He believe it was no way to accomplish this domination but to kill others. This tragic war caused nearly 50 million deaths and affected America politically‚ economically‚ and socially. America had no plans on getting involved with
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Compare and contrast the role of women at home during World War I and World War II. Before World War I and World War II‚ women at home had the roles of maintaining duties for their family and children‚ such as cleaning‚ caring for the house‚ and cooking for the family. They were more likely judged by their exquisiteness rather than their ability. Just before World War I began‚ women were beginning to break away from the traditional roles they had played at home. Throughout both World Wars
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How did World War II affect American Society? Kirsty Gourlay On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Japanese fighter planes staged an attack on U.S naval and military forces based in Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii. In around just two hours‚ America suffered from approximately 3‚435 casualties including 2‚000 deaths. The shattering defeat cost the U.S‚ 8 battle ships and around 200 airplanes. The following day‚ President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. This was approved‚ and more than two years into the
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Was America Justified in using the Atomic Bombs against Japan in August 1945? In this essay I will discuss the reasons for and against whether America was right to drop the two atomic bombs. These two bombs were unloaded on Hiroshima‚ 6th August 1945‚ and attempted to hit Nagasaki‚ 9th August 1945. America gave the two bombs code names‚ the one that was dropped on Hiroshima was called ‘Little Boy’. This bomb was made of uranium. The final death toll added up to 135‚000. The nuclear bomb that fell
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Cheyanne Sitch Pod Cast 3 Part B World War One had broken out in Europe. The United States at this time was neutral even though we were sending 1‚000 horses daily to Europe. The Germans did not like this at all. During this time‚ in the United States there was a German newspaper that sold 75‚000 newspapers a day. At this time‚ there was 8 million Germans in the US which equaled 1/10 of the population. Most of them where first generation immigrants. The war in Europe caused several problems. The
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Post-WWII‚ life in America seemed to be returning to normal. America overcame the Great Depression‚ and the daily life was what it once was. Men were returning home‚ women were returning to their previous duties‚ and the economy was back on track. On the topic of women and family‚ marriages and birth rates were skyrocketing in the 1950s. However‚ this means that divorce was becoming more common as well. It was not a drastic jump‚ but more of a slow and steady increase‚ by about 10‚000 in the decade
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WWII would be affected by Fat Boy and Little Man‚ the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ due to the race to create an atomic bomb‚ the detonation of the bombs‚ and the final outcome. II. The Manhattan Project was a secret project of the making of the atomic bombs used during WWII. A multitude of ethnical groups from around the world helped make the bomb. The nuclear bomb was created when scientists took an atom of uranium-238 and turned it into plutonium-239‚ a controlled nuclear power
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World War I was supposed to be the “war to end all wars‚” but ironically‚ it was a major contributing factor of World War II. The second World War (1939-1945) tore families apart and claimed millions of innocent lives‚ mainly Jews. Once Hitler was in power‚ he orchestrated the murders of over 6 million Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ elderly‚ poor‚ and sick in the different Nazi concentration camps. The rise of the Nazi Party was due to the use of strategic propaganda‚ fear‚ and playing to the emotions
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Instinct: A Expository Essay Have you ever asked yourself what you would do in a time of conflict? Depending on the person one may react differently in a time of conflict‚ this was shown through the different families during World War II. Many people reacted differently during World War II. Some ways were positive while others were negative. Three Different responses to conflict during World War II include‚ concealment‚ physical resistance‚ and spiritual resistance. First‚ one response to conflict
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The weakness of the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II. The treaty blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay reparations causing massive distrust and hatred. Dictators like Hitler and Mussolini took advantage of the weak League of Nation’s pretentious power in order to dominate many countries to increase their own country’s power. Instability was also caused by the treaty‚ which led to the rise of dictatorships throughout Europe. The implications of my argument are understanding how
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