people back in the day would consider them to be for men only. Although in the 1940’s women still did not have as many rights and freedoms as women now have in modern day societies‚ there was still a semblance of change that was going on with the rights‚ roles and responsibilities concerning women. Women’s rights were still being developed at the time and a few of the most major accomplishments were giving women the right to vote‚ the right to run for
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gender‚ and/or religion. Women‚ Japanese-American‚ and African-American roles either helped or hindered the progress toward equality in America in their own way that will be remembered forever. Women’s wartime experiences differed greatly from others. Their discriminations consisted of dress codes‚ low wages‚ and men being favored over women during employment. While men were off at war the women in the family were responsible for taking care of all the family’s needs. Since women were responsible they
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The increase in wage enticed many women to join the labor force. History usually assumes that this increase in the women labor market (specifically married women)‚ and the new jobs opened to women‚ caused this ideological change in our society. These changes lead to the acceptance of married women in the workplace‚ and more desegregated workplace. World War II opened a new chapter in the lives of Depression-weary Americans. The United States of America had an unusual importance in the war; it
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During WWII‚ women in Great Britain were morally obligated to serve their country by engaging in Work dealing with the war. Many women faced the dilemma of choosing between their house and mothering duties‚ and their desire to help in the war effort. This meant replacing men who were at war in factories and other professional labor oriented jobs. World War II was a historic leap for women in Great Britain to gain recognition in society by earning better male wages in factories and gaining the appropriate
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War I‚ out of an adult population of about 24 million women‚ around 1.7 million worked in domestic service‚ 800‚000 worked in the textile manufacturing industry‚ 600‚000 worked in the clothing trades‚ 500‚000 worked in commerce and 260‚000 in local and national government (including teaching).[1] The British textile and clothing trades‚ in particular‚ employed far more women than men and could be regarded as ’women’s work’.[1] While some women managed to receive a tertiary education and others to
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became common during WWII and the government highly encouraged it. In addition‚ women were seen differently by society because they began taking on new jobs that were usually performed by men. Although some components of American life were on the rise‚ others were steadily worsening. For example‚ hatred towards Japanese Americans was very prevalent. Overall‚ the United States Home front was impacted positively because more women entered the workforce and American citizens cooperated with the government
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World War one started in 1914 and ended in 1918‚ and World War two started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In both wars‚ Germany and its allies had major parts in the beginning of the conflicts. World war one was fought between the Triple Entente & Italy versus Germany and Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire. The results for both wars were almost the same. In World War one‚ no army lost; however‚ Germany politically lost everything‚ or most‚ of what she had. While in World war two‚ Germany surrendered
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Some top notch review material (from quora.com) If World War One Was A Bar Fight Germany‚ Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a whole new suit because of the new beer stains on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone should chill. Serbia points out that it can’t afford a whole suit‚ but offers to pay for the
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marked the beginning of many great casualties‚ but for Australian women‚ the historical crisis was nothing less than the foundation to their prominent role in society. No longer confined to domesticity‚ women were employed in all fields taking over roles once recognised as professions of men. This report will outline the pre war lifestyle‚ role of women during war and services formed by non-government organisations for Australian women to apply and employ themselves into careers once denied access to
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand‚ a Serbian group set up to fight for the unification of all South Slav territories that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Two months after the shooting Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ setting off the next chain of events that brought into account the alliance system. In 1938‚ a year before the start of WW2‚ Hitler was growing ever more confident due to the lack of
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