This memorial commemorates the women of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The OSS was an organization of women spies established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in World War II. There were 400‚000 women who served. At the early stages of the war‚ women were greatly overlooked and thought to play an insignificant role. But during the war‚ women began to grow in numbers; for example‚ 1940-1945 the number of women in the United States workforce increased by 10%. Although they gained much respect‚ the
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A severe thunderstorm is created when an unstable atmosphere reacts with different levels of pressure and temperature. Analogously‚ World War II was created in a very similar manner. The repercussion’s facing the Central Powers-primarily Germany- following their defeat in World War I included: loss of territory‚ financial reparations‚ military/armament restrictions‚ social and cultural upheaval‚ and finally the casting out and adoption of new political ideologies. However‚ the pains of the war were
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Why did WWII begin? I believe that World War II began because Germany pushed their limits. Hitler used the abrupt limits of the Versailles Treaty to take over land where there were German speakers. By September of 1938‚ Germany had already successfully acquired Czechoslovakia and Austria. These two countries weren’t enough for them. I think they were absolutely crazy for trying to push their luck any further. They had achieved something that was already so difficult. Doubling your money is always
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involved in WWII‚ but the more important question to ask is‚ if the United States did not join the war at all‚ what would the world be today? In the 1930s‚ the United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to
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The Lack of Freedoms in Minorities During WWII During WWII‚ many Americans and the President himself cherished four essential human freedoms. The first of which was the freedom of speech and expression where everyone had an equal voice. The next promised freedom was the ability to worship God in any way shape or form. The third freedom was the freedom from want‚ meaning all citizens may live a healthy and happy life. The fourth and final freedom was the freedom from fear‚ which means everyone may
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the modern painter cannot express this age‚ the airplane‚ the atom bomb‚ the radio‚ in the old forms of the Renaissance or of any other past culture." His mention of the atom bomb proves that Pollock’s method was a kind of response to the trauma of WWII. An artist as equally performative as Pollock was Lucio Fontana. In works such as Concetto Spaziale‚ Fontana attacks the surface of the canvas‚ thereby focusing the viewer’s attention on art-making as an action. This could also be seen as a literal
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How WWII Affects Us Today World War II was different than other wars‚ because of the number of civilian deaths that occurred. WWII changed the course of the nations around the world‚ some of which prospered technologically and economically‚ while others have yet to recover. WWII was one of the biggest and costliest wars in history. World War II is said to be the greatest and the most destructive war in world history. World War II was fought from 1939-1945 throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and the
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The Prisoners of WWII World War II is looked upon with greatness for our nation due to the success of defeating the Japanese‚ but many fail to realize what we did the innocent ones living within the United States. Similar to the Germans during World War I‚ America had built concentration camps of their own. (“Japanese-American Internment”) Nisei‚ also known as Japanese-Americans‚ were imprisoned in these camps. (“Japanese-American Internment”) What happened to the Japanese-Americans during World War
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Soviet Union during WWII Considering to Economic Policy‚ Battle and Diplomatic Policy Soviet Union‚ as a powerful representative of communism‚ used to be one of the most significant factors which decided the end of the WWII. Unfortunately‚ the Soviet Union only existed for 69 years long and thereafter replaced by Russia. But thanks to its extraordinary contribution and the deadliest sacrifice to the WWII‚ the world could eventually back to the temporary peace. During the period of WWII‚ Joseph Stalin
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2 SEP 2002 THE CONTRAST BETWEEN WWI AND WWII The First World War and Second World War have many similarities as well as differences. The similarities are the obvious of engaging many nations to stop the threat of Germany in both wars. The main difference was the goal of what was being fought for. The Germans in the First World War were looking to gain control of the trade routes of the sea and a rivalry with England. The Second World War was a battle against the fascist party of the Nazi Germans
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