and most importantly‚ the collectivization of the work force was driving industry to new levels. It is this new economic organization of a resolute people focussed on a common goal that was instrumental in the defeat of the Germans and thus the Allied victory of World War II. It can be impossible to gauge how a population will respond to war. “There was a sharp contrast between the degree of wartime national unity and popular support upon which the two regimes‚ tsarist and Soviet‚ could draw. During
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Is ww2 film evidence any use to an historian wanting to find out about key events in ww2? There are many different types of film evidence created during and after world war two these can include propaganda movies‚ still action images and Hollywood productions. There can be many problems relating to finding out about ww2 including understanding the point of the film being created‚ being able to link it to factual events of ww2‚ the reliability of films etc. Propaganda film Propaganda films are
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democracy in Europe. A other reason was why the USA did not ratify the treaty because there some serious concerns that the league of nations may force the united states into a unwanted war with also they would erode US sovereignty. Many Americans worried about the collective security provision in the League of Nations charter. Also the people feared that they would be forced to go to war in order to defend other countries that mighty be invaded by hostile forces. For these reason the League of Nations would
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During World War II‚ the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies against the Axis powers. However‚ the relationship between the two nations was a tense one. Americans had long been wary of Soviet communism and concerned about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s tyrannical. For their part‚ the Soviets resented the Americans’ decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a legitimate part of the international community as well as their delayed entry into World War II‚ which resulted in
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The article The Women’s Land Army During World War II by Caron Smith describes how women got involved in agriculture on the home front during World War II. During WWII‚ because there was such a high need for men to serve‚ women got the chance to step up and really work. This was their first chance to really show what women could do. Until WWII women‚ although they had recently earned their right to vote‚ were still mainly in the domestic realm and most didn’t work. During this time women were actively
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Effects of World War II on the United States The economy: World War 2 proved to be a stimulise for the American economy. 17 million new jobs were created and unemployment was no longer. By Christmas 1942 USA output was greater than Japan‚ Germany and Italy combined. Jobs dramatically rose by 52% due to the high level of demand‚ for wartime resources. This was also debatably a huge moment for America because it was economically growing at rapid pace compared to the rest of the world. After the
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Roll of Women It is 1917 and congress has just passed the selective service act. Which has forcing most American men into the war. With most men gone to fight‚ most jobs were left without workers‚ and families were left un-provided for. Women have the chance to gain better jobs‚ serve in the Red Cross‚ and help promote the war. Women can now working in transport‚ nursing‚ factories making ammunition‚ the women’s royal air force where they are working on air planes‚ the women’s land army on farms
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Tara O’Connor World History 9-10 Q: Could World War II have been avoided? World War II‚ I think‚ could have been prevented in two ways leading up to the war‚ if people realized how their actions would cause reactions. The war could have been prevented if the Treaty of Versailles wasn’t so harsh on the Germans. Without this motivation to gain back Germany’s pride and confidence‚ Hitler probably wouldn’t have rose to power. Even if Hitler was still angry‚ and looking for revenge he wouldn’t
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During the era of the weak emperor Taisho (1912-26)‚ the political power shifted from the oligarchic clique (genro) to the parliament and the democratic parties. In the First World War‚ Japan joined the Allied powers‚ but played only a minor role in fighting German colonial forces in East Asia. At the following Paris Peace Conference of 1919‚ Japan’s proposal of amending a "racial equality clause" to the covenant of the League of Nations was rejected by the United States‚ Britain and Australia
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WW2 was a very bloody war and it was kind of good for America because it gave women the chance to have jobs and not just be a stay at home mom/wife. On september 16‚1940 congress passed the first peacetime military act‚ This act ordered men from the ages of 21-35 to be trained for battle in 12 months but that was before Pearl Harbor had gotten attacked. After Pearl Harbor congress passed the Selective Service Act which extended drafting to 18-38 years to join the military‚ But men 18-65 had no
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