Western Civ. 102 World War I and World War II had a profound effect on many people living during those time periods. During World War I and World War II thousands lost their lives fighting for their respective countries. Men played a crucial part in fighting for their countries on the war front‚ but on the home front women played a crucial part also. During both World War I and World War II‚ women were called on to do work and take on major roles that were outside their traditional
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by Britain’s women during World War I was extraordinary‚ especially when seen from the vantage point of the contemporary western world in which we leave the particulars of war to the paid professionals. Our militaries have developed their capabilities to the point where volunteer help is rarely‚ if ever‚ needed. In contrast to our own contemporary situation‚ the flood of volunteers in 1914 to help with the war effort was immediate and necessary. Just hours after the official war declaration‚ social
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World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. During World War II women played important roles in the fighting front and the home front. Millions of women were working in factories and offices while others were on military bases to work in paying jobs . WWII gave women the chance to prove they are just as capable as men.While men were being sent out to fight Women were working in the factories‚ motivated by the famous poster of Rosie the Riveter exclaiming
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World War One dramatically transformed the lives of women in Britain. From a social and industrial aspect‚ women were given chances that they believed would never arise. From the years 1914 to 1918‚ the lifestyles of women were indeed turned upside down‚ as they were employed into a large‚ differentiating pool of jobs‚ their sense of freedom and independence increased. Due to the large numbers of men who were starting to leave to serve their part in the War‚ a lot of jobs were abandoned‚ and employing
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fate changed when World War 1 swept into the United States. Women have contributed a significant amount for the development of the United States but they were not always independent. With the start of the Great War‚ improvements for women started to occur. The gender barriers for women were broken as women entered the workforce. World War 1 was a military conflict which lasted for four years involving nearly all the biggest powers of the world. As men started leaving for the war front‚ life on the
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As men left their factory jobs to go fight in World War II (WWII)‚ women stepped into their jobs to produce the heavy machinery needed for war and at home to keep the country running. An excerpt from the book The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter spoke of a young machinist‚ Celia Saparsteen Yanish‚ and the transition that women had to make into their jobs doing “men’s work.” Before the war‚ this country was battling an unemployment problem brought on by the Great Depression. The start of WWII
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Introduction Did you know that you probably used an electric motor today? Yes‚ that’s right. If you put on clothes that were washed in a washing machine‚ rode in a car‚ ate food from a fridge‚ warmed up lunch in a microwave‚ or played a video game‚ you used an electric motor! Try this science fair project and you’ll learn how to make a simple electric motor by having two magnets "talk" to each other. As they interact‚ they will alternate between "liking" each other (being pulled together)‚ and "disliking"
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Research Proposal Rosie the Riveter: Working Women during World War II History 114 Prof. Jonathan Couser April 3‚ 2012 While most American men were off fighting for their country during World War II‚ it was the women who brought home the bacon every night. Since males weren’t around to support their families‚ females had to step up. House-wives and many other females started working for the first time‚ and all because of the media and propaganda that the government used to persuade
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Women in World War One Shea Banting Before August 1914‚ women lived in a male- dominated society. It was WWI that was a crucial time for women. Women had the chance to prove that they were capable of more than cleaning‚ house chores and caring for their children. Many men were off to war‚ resulting in job opportunities lots of openings in employment. Women started to replace men. In 1917 it was surveyed that: -68% of women changed jobs since the war began -16% had moved out of domestic
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Women and the First World War World War 1 had a massive effect on all sides of human life and almost everyone in Europe felt some change as a consequence. One group for whom it is often described as a true turning point‚ largely in employment and enfranchisement (voting)‚ were women. Women’s reactions Women‚ like men‚ were divided in their reactions to war‚ with some championing the cause and others worried by it. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies‚ a spearhead for women’s right
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