by technological advancements‚ a revolution in society in the period of and directly following World War I‚ a revolution of morals and rapid urbanization. The new generation expressed themselves through the music of the times‚ greater sexual promiscuity‚ use of technology and advertising‚ whereas the elder generation manifested intolerance and resistance. World War I is known as the first "modern" war‚ because a new kind of warfare was utilized‚ new technologies were operated‚ planes fought in combat
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world war Life in the 1930’s Sports: during the great depression‚ people were miserable. There was barley any good news in the papers. The best way to escape being miserable in that decade was sports. The soccer world cup‚ hockey‚ boxing and the summer olympics of 1936 were all great entertainment for the people stuck in the depression Transportation: transportation was different back then from what it is today. They usually used cars or street cars to get from one place to another in a
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Before the end of World War I‚ the United States at first was very un-isolationistic. Before the war‚ America was a very expansionist nation. It had taken up military occupation in Cuba in 1906‚ taken the Philippines‚ taken hold of the country of Panama‚ and begun relations with Japan and China. But when World War I suddenly occurred‚ it was an unprecedented war. Never before had America seen such a large war that involved so many countries. The devastation that resulted from the war dispirited many
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After world war 2 the united states emerged in many ways. They became one of two superpowers. For the United states to be a superpower‚ they need to have an overpowering economy‚ a strong military‚ extensive international political power. The United States had both a monopoly on atomic weapons and expanded production capacity after the war. The aftermath of World War II was the beginning of an era defined by the rise of one of the two superpowers. The super was known as powerful to other countries
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When the First World War began in the summer of 1914‚ America chose not to get involved since they felt that it was not in their place to get involve. Despite the fact that some of the first and second generation immigrants disagreed with this‚ the president Woodrow Wilson emphasized that it was important for the United States to avoid taking sides‚ and remain “impartial in thought‚ as well as action.” Although America did in fact remain neutral for some time‚ this changed in 1917 when the German
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During World War II‚ the Soviet Union and the United States became allies throughout war‚ but that does not mean that they necessarily got along. The two coped with each other since they didn’t have the same views‚ the main one being Communism. In the five years following World War ll‚ the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union changed greatly. With the United States being democratic and the Soviet Union being communist‚ the two became entangled in several political and economic
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World War resulted in many racial conflicts in America; Asian immigrants including Japanese were the primary victims of such discrimination. World war two is one of the most horrible events which affected the whole world badly. There were six continents involved in this war‚ and this terrible war killed almost 50 million people. When this war ended‚ it left many ruined economies and broken infrastructure. All the industrialized powers of Europe‚ North America‚ and Asia were involved in the war with
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Why did World War 2 start? People think it was because of Hitler killing all of the Jews. But that is not the whole story. There are many other reasons why. The causes of World War 2 were the Treaty of Versailles‚ Hitler’s childhood and beliefs‚ and the failure of appeasement. One of the causes of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Germany lost their land as part of the settlement of World War One. Adolf Hitler believed he was supposed to be the ruler of the world and wanted to reclaim
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World War II Effects on America More Americans died in World War II than in World War I and the Korean War combined (Robert Kuttner). During World War II‚ there were over sixty nations involved (Gibson). Even though this war lasted from 1939 to 1945‚ the Americans did not enter the war until 1941. This war cost America 296 billion dollars or 4‚114 billion dollars in today’s economy. World War II affected America socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Many people faced social effects during
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World war 2 (WW2) was a worldwide war that lasted 6 years. From September 1st‚ 1949 to september 2nd‚ 1945. Many countries and and people were affected from this war. Millions of soldiers and civilians were dead. The second world war had become the deadliest war in history. The war’s fatality number was around 50 through 85 million according to wikipedia. That’s around 70% of the people involved. Although it is said to have been started in 1939‚ the Pacific had already been at war with China around
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