nation that has engaged in war has returned changed and diminished in various ways. Some costs were obvious‚ such as the immediate human and financial tolls. Some took longer to play out: emotional and psychological scars on those who survived‚ and the lingering fallout for a society that had many of its best and brightest torn from its midst forever. One of the most notorious of the time was the First World War. The Great War lasted four years‚ spanning from 1914 to 1918. The war was the result of a strong
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amendment the eighteenth amendment which was the prohibition of alcohol. In January nineteen twenty the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol illegal. All in hopes of seizing violence and drunkenness. Needless to say it did the exact opposite … and the some. With to world in economic decline and many people out of work people saw this new “law” as an opportunity. Criminal opportunity. Everything that prohibition was suppose to fix got way way way worse. Arrests for prohibition violations had
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The Cold War was a major event that shaped the American scientific community and the university system. Universities targeted their focus on creating more doctorate students particularly‚ in scientific fields such as Physics in order to man the large scale science projects happening in the United States. The scientific community became more dependent on the support of the government to create laboratories and provide equipment for their research and development. Though this aid created a lack of
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How did the end of the Cold War affect the concept of security? Introduction to International Relations INR 203 Major Essay The concept of security is a very large concept‚ which can be broken down into a group of smaller ideas. The end of the Cold War did affect the sub categories of the concept of security in positive and negative ways. The end of the Cold War helped to bring about more cooperation in the international system‚ after a period of
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caused world war 1 is alliances contributed the most to the outbreak of war.There were alliances and everyone was choosing their own side of who to help.If their wasn’t any alliances The war could probably end quicker and other people that were not in the war will not get involved in the war.Instead of keeping the peace the different countries decided to join the war and choose their side.What if they didn’t have a side.And they were not in the war. With alliances people joined the war to make
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Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement Response Student: Course: Fundamentals of Policing The role of women and minority throughout policing history: Throughout policing history women and minorities have played roles in the equality opportunities in the workplace legislation. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers on obtaining a good faith effort to employ women and minorities and track to their progress. In 1969
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Age was an innovative period lasting from the end of World War I to the 1929 Stock Market crash. It was a time filled with music‚ celebration‚ and free will. The attitude of this time was sensual and the intimacy between couples began to increase. Dancing was done chest to chest‚ and couples were very close to each other during this time. Since this was a post-war period‚ the young people of the twenties had a reason to be happy. After the war‚ America became infatuated with money and business. For
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The 1920’s are often referred to as the roaring twenties. It was the time of economic prosperity and technological advances. More and more Americans were relocating into cities instead of rural areas. The wealth of the nation nearly doubled resulting in America becoming a consumer society (Mintz & McNeil). Spending was at an all time high; Americans spent their money on new items including electric refrigerators and radios. One of the most notable consumer products sold during this time was the
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World War 1 Introduction: World war 1 happened 100 years ago this month‚ it remains the defining conflict of the modern day. To what extent is it true to say that WW1 changed popular understanding of war? Before World War 1 people thought that war was glorious and an adventure by the end of the war they realized that this was not true World War 1 changed the popular understanding of war. World war 1 changed the way that war is now fought‚ this happened because both mechanization and technology
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A woman of 1920 would be surprised to know that she would be remembered as a "new woman." Significant changes for women took place in politics‚ at home‚ in workplace‚ and in education. POLITICAL CHANGE: Many women believed that it was their right and duty to take a serious part in politics. When passed in 1920‚ the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote but surprisingly‚ some women didn’t want the vote. A widespread attitude was that women’s roles and men’s roles did not overlap‚ this
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