woman’s place took hold was during and after the First World War. World War 1 was declared August in 1914. This meant Australia‚ part of the British Empire‚ sent 332 000 men to fight for their freedom‚ leaving many more women to become the breadwinners of their families. During the war‚ Australian women were not permitted to serve in the military‚ except for nurses. The many women not qualified to nurse‚ wanted a more active role in the war‚ however‚ were discarded by government regulations. A
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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Leading up to the First World War‚ there were significant political changes happening. Industrialization‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism once promised great things for the people now only produced weapons‚ conflict‚ and hate. The Industrial Revolution brought forth many great things that improved the quality of life for many folks. Economic and social life were seeing many changes as a result of this new way of doing things. The nation saw increase in wealth as products were beginning to be manufactured
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after World War One‚ as my area of focus‚ specifically their economic‚ social and political status. I asked myself why this area interested me and realized that I was also interested in how this affected future wars and/or life today. Through further initial research‚ I became interested in the way that women’s roles in society changed during and after World War One. The specific change that I chose to focus on was how women had to take on the men’s jobs after they were drafted into the war and won
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talking of future wars and invasions that were inevitably coming from German‚ Russian‚ and French forces. Lastly‚ in Germany‚ nationalism was used to build up the new nation and gain support from the public. All of German culture was bolstered and revered. With this culture stuffed into their faces‚ the German people were filled with a
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World War 1 was a huge global battle of the Allied Powers and Central Powers in Europe. It started on the 28th of July 1914 and ended on the 11th of November 1918 and within the 4 years of war‚ over 16 million people died. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the Austro-Hungary heir) and his wife on the 28th of June 1914 started a chain of events which were to be disastrous. A month later on the 28th on July 1914‚ Austria-Hungary waged war and invaded Serbia. Russia then came to support
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“World War One was unavoidable” Discuss. Introduction: World War One began in 1914‚ August 1‚ when Germany declared war on Russia and France. Countries started mobilizing for a continental war‚ one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of the humankind surrounded by many different theories‚ why it has emerged and how it could have been avoided. In order to fully understand the origins of World War One‚ I am going to start analysing European diplomacy from 1870’s when the war was still avoidable
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Paige Powers Per.5th 4/1/17 The Great War World War 1 was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ who was the royal prince of Austro-Hungarian. This pinned the Central powers(Germany‚ Austro-Hungarian and‚ The Ottoman Empire) against the Allied powers(Russia‚Great Britain‚ France‚ and Serbia). Many countries around the world blamed Serbian government for the attack of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ Serbian government funded the weapons
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World War 2 started in 1939. It began when Hitler invaded poland to gain more land. The invasion of poland caused a chain reaction of countries joining the war because they had alliances. With war emerging around the world‚ it was important that the governments kept developing new technologies and strategies to keep up with the other countries. Countries began creating new vehicles‚ weapons‚ ways of communication. Many of the technological advancements created during this time are still used today
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February 10‚ 2012 World War One: 1914‐1918 World War One was known as "The Great War" Causes of World War One Direct Cause (immediate): ‐specific event and/or series of events that led to the outbreak of fighting Direct Cause of World War One: Indirect Cause (long range) ‐developments‚ events‚ etc. that occur over a longer period of time that create the conditions in which war is possible ‐Indirect Causes of World War One: Feb 38:06 AM 1) Alliances ‐alliance: agreement between
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