1940's were dominated by World War II. European artists and intellectuals fled to the United States from Hitler and the Holocaust, bringing new ideas created in disillusionment. War production pulled us out of the Great Depression. Women were needed to replace men who had gone off to war, and so the first great exodus of women from the home to the workplace began. Rationing affected the food we ate, the clothes we wore, the toys with which children played. After the war, the men returned, having…
The nature of European society- * Rich and poor * In 1901 world population 1600 million * 25% lived in Europe * 1880-1914 25 million migrated from Europe- mostly to USA ‘land of opportunity’ * An individual’s ‘membership’ of the upper, lower or middle class reflected her or his economic role within society. * Poverty cycle hard to break * Industrialisation * Western Europe- industrialised * Industrialisation helped the military, medical and communication= better…
Over the course of the twentieth century, the way war was fought changed drastically. From the tactics to the weapons themselves, nothing stayed the same as two World Wars along with multiple others came and went. The first things to change were the tactics of warfare. Unlike in all previous wars in Europe, the two World Wars were not fought in straight lines, but rather in trenches dug out of the ground. In between either sides’ trenches would be an area filled with bomb craters, barbed…
The Cambridge Dictionary as, “Outside [of] society’s standard of acceptable, honest, and moral behavior.” Universal examples of immoral behavior include killing, stealing, lying, cheating, and many more. During the darkest, bloodiest war in the 20th century- World War ll, countless soldiers, prisoners, and common people; fathers, mothers, and children, violated many of these ethics of society. They abandoned and betrayed their family and they stole from stores in times of disaster. These people are…
Exam Questions 1. Discuss the changing role of American women in the first decade of the 20th century. Include in your discussion the changing perceptions of marriage, the impact of birth control, migration to the city, and technology, on the daily life of women. 2. Discuss how the American family changed in the first decade of the 20th century. 3. A major early twentieth century trend in the United States was the movement to the cities from the farm. How did this move affect…
highest America has ever seen. Prejudice in the early twentieth century was a very big problem because nobody was treated likewise. Men and women, Whites and Blacks, they were all the same, but at the same time, all were different. In the fight with different types of predisposition, sadly, the majority won the battles, and even today, the war rages on. Slavery was introduced in 1619 when the first African American Slaves were transported to the early settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Slavery was…
The early 20th century is synonymous with the idea of colonialism and imperialism, throughout the century we see colonialism peak and then crash and burn in a new world movement. Ideas of nationalism and independence start to gain momentum after the Second World War partly brought on by the advent of the anti-imperialist communism movement but also by the rise of NGO’s (Non Governmental Organisations) who start to press the issue of human rights towards the colonial powers. It’s from this rise of…
in the Early 20th Century Women have struggled to obtain equality and freedom of every kind over the years, as they have traditionally been viewed as inferior to men. The old stereotype of men and women and their respective roles has come into question, specifically over the last century, which has been one of great change. A number of events and influential people led to these positive shifts in gender equality. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the 20th century there was…
'Assess the impact of World War 1 on Japanese development in the early 20th century.'"World War 1 and its' aftermath, together with the great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, brought profound changes in social, intellectual, and urban consciousness." (Jansen 496)World War 1 caused many changes in the nation of Japan, both positive and negative. The whole infrastructure of the country altered immensely during the early 20th century, even when compared to the drastic modernisation of the Meiji Restoration…
recently jails have taken on another duty “Additionally, there also has been a change in the use of jails as primarily holding tanks for the impoverished, disenfranchised, and mentally ill.” (Stojkovic & Lovell, 2013. Sec 4.1). Starting in early 20th century, jails (and the entire criminal justice system) became to be associated with the term “rabble management” as it refers to “control those people who society finds the most offensive and dangerous. The jail is one institution in society designed…