...World War II Kizzy Adams American Intercontinental University October 14, 2012 Abstract This paper identifies and analyzes two major consequences that World War II had on the United States society. It also describes how the war affected American sensibilities, and it includes the way Americans viewed the war and themselves. The paper goes on with how World War II change America’s role in the world. Lastly the paper discusses how the outcome of the war was beneficial or detrimental to the U. S. World War II World War II is known as the war (1939-45) in which the Allies. The Allies were known as Britain, the Soviet Union, and the US defeated the Axis powers. The Axis power was known as Germany, Italy, and Japan. Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939, as a result of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. Italy entered the war on June 10, 1940 shortly before the collapse of France (armistice signed June 22, 1940). On June 22, 1941 Germany attacked the Soviet Union and on Dec. 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the US at Pearl Harbor. On Sept. 8, 1943 Italy surrendered, the war in Europe ending on May 7, 1945 with the unconditional surrender of the Germans. The Japanese capitulated on Aug. 14, 1945 as a direct result of the atomic bombs dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/World+War+II). Two major consequences that World War II had on the United States...
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...Running head: WOMEN IN AMERICA 1 ! Women In America Katarina Davison HIS204: American History Since 1985 Laverne Peralta February 2nd , 2015 WOMEN IN AMERICA 2 ! In the history of the world, women have ruled the world, shaped the world, and changed the world and in the United States, women have had a storied and grand history that has evolved the role of women from typical housewife to leaders of women's rights movements and has shown their true worth and true potential to their male counterparts. In this paper, I will be talking about six key events and time periods that have changed not just women's history but the overall history a nation. Three of these events and time periods will be before 1930 and three of them will be after 1930 to give the reader an overall sense of the evolution of the role women have played. The events that I will be talking about are the roles that women played in World War One beginning in 1914, the second historic event is the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, the third time period I will be talking about before 1930 is that of the roaring 1920s. After 1930, the changes were still happening for women and World War II was a major point in the evolution of what it means to be a woman, this time period was quickly followed by the baby boom. The final time period I will discuss is the Feminist Movement in the 1960s and how those efforts have led to a lasting impression of who women are in today's modern era. WOMEN IN AMERICA...
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...Women have long lived to be perceived as only being a domestic housewives. World War II challenged these views and expanded women's' responsibilities and roles. World War II made it necessary for women to take on male occupations and to serve in the military. Male and female jobs became connected for the first time. Women became both influential in the home and in the work place. Gender roles became intertwined, which challenged their expected domestic and professional occupations. Many might argue that the Women's Movement started in World War II. Studs Terkel interviewed Dellie Hahne, a women who worked as a nurses aid in WWII, whom addressed her thoughts on Women in World World II. Dellie Hahne claimed “I think a lot of women said, Screw...
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...How Women Were Affected by World War 2 World War II marked a big turning point for women and their roles in society. Before World War II begun, most women were seen as housewives and stay at home mothers and only that. Of course they filled other jobs and took on other responsibilities, but in most cases it would be men. The culture was that men fit the jobs better and would do a better job, and that wasn’t really questioned very much originally because that is how it had always been. Women were not going to be seen as equals with men in America unless a drastic change was going to occur. That change would have almost had to force women into the workforce and obliged their involvement with American jobs outside of housework. That drastic...
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...Final Paper Prep: History of American Women in World War II Marilyn Thorsted HIS 204 American History Since 1865 (BUH1028C) Instructor: Dana Logan July 26, 2010 Topic The topic that I chose to write on is the History of American Women during World War II. What I would like to focus on is how these women lived and what impact they had on the American society at home or on the battlefront. Thesis: Women in World War II played an important role in defending our country at home and away. They were helpful when it came to filling the much needed jobs that were left behind by the men, and they provided much support on the battlefield as many of them recruited in the arm forces. Sources: Carter, R (2005). Blacks in America’s military: A legacy of war time heroism. New York Amsterdam News, 96 (24), 10-166 Retrieved July 26, 2007 from Academic Search Premier Database This source reports on contributions made by African Americans as they served in military and how valiantly throughout history. Many of these women sacrifice their way of live to protect the life and freedoms of the nation. Eisenmann, L. (2002). Educating the Female Citizen in a Post-war World: competing ideologies for American women, 1945–1965. Educational Review, 54(2), 133- 141. doi:10.1080/00131910220133220. Retrieved July 20, 2010, from Academic Search Premier Database This source gives information about Women in the post-World War II that found themselves caught between patriotisms...
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...“War, a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation,” (dictionary.com). America was introduced into this war by a vicious attack on a harbor, it evolved into changing the American people's life but it made America stronger. This is World War II. The war didn’t only affect Europe and Asia it also affected America. The country wouldn’t be where it is today without this war. Wars are never good, but they can be necessary. They can be necessary for what people believe in and what the people want which is what America is all about. So how did America get involved in this war? It happened December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor. “There were a total of 2,335 military personnel killed, including 2,008 navy personnel,...
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...Political Movements in the 20th Century HUM/300 Political Movements in the 20th Century During the 20th century several major political events took place that changed the worldwide view of civilization and shook up the collective consciousness. World War I and II showed the dark side of technology when used to hurt humanity. Civil movements surged around the world as a result of minorities trying to regain their identity, which various governments throughout the world restricted. The authors will examine major political events that had a notable effect on the 20th century, including, the influences of World War I and II, the surge of the Civil Rights Movement, and the Gender Equality Movement. The author’s examination will consider the works of artists and how his or her creative expression reflected the mood of the era. Political Events: World War I and II World War I (WWI) started in 1914, and lasted through 1918. The political event that triggered this war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The war tactics employed in World War I changed the methods and strategies in future conflicts bringing more devastation. Some of the new strategies included trench warfare, chemical warfare, and upgraded technology; it introduced chemical weapons including chlorine and phosgene, which produced devastating damages. The exposure to high levels of these gases resulted in temporary blindness, difficulty...
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...FIFINELLA How the women’s Auxiliary service pilots helped shape American Warfare “From time immemorial, girls have been brought up to believe that they are inherently incapable, axiomatically inferior to boys. Both men and women accepted this belief in almost all cultures—even when women did most of the society’s productive work, as well as bearing its next generation.” --Doris Weatherford i Women have played a valuable role in all of America’s military conflicts; over time, the roles they have played have helped them to become more accepted as useful contributors to war efforts. Traditionally women have worked “behind the scenes” assisting in ways that were considered suited to their ability; but as times have progressed, modern women have proven their ability in both planning and carrying out military strategy. The impacts of female involvement in times of war have enabled political, economic, and social change as women have proven not only their competence, but their desire to be on the forefront of military activity. Female involvement in World War Two, both on the home front and in battle, made great strides in the field of gender relations and helped enact social change; the WASPs and projects like it helped pave the way for women to have a more active role in military operations. World War II was an international conflict that helped shape the course of modern history. Ending in 1945, the War helped elevate the United States to a position as global...
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...Name: Course: College: Tutor: Date: To What Degree Did World War II Affect the American Society? World War II occurred between 1939 and 1945. It led to many developments, some of them positive, others negative. One of the effects of World War II in America is that it led to deaths of many Americans. Among these were soldiers and civilians. Some of them were shot while at the war front. Others died due to the harsh environment of the war. According to Somerville (2008) the war left about 418,500 Americans died. This was about 0.32% of the total population. World War II was the highest in position terms of cost in U.S. history with costs over $350 billion and more than 292,000 American military men killed in action. The war also led to the destruction of properties worth billions of shillings. It was an enormous blow to the American economy, although not as much as other countries suffered (Kenneth, 2007) World War II changed the American social structure in a number of ways which included the empowerment of women especially in the workforce. Also many minorities groups got more jobs beside the discrimination by the rich Americans. Also the divorce rate increased and many families were weakened. World War II did affect almost every sector and aspect of American life. The decade of economic hardship is clearly marked to be 1930's. In 1930, the Great Depression got deep, and millions of American citizens were forced out of their jobs. Americans had too little money to provide...
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...turning points during War World II and through the 1970’s while analyzing the impact the war had on America’s current society, economy, politics and culture. I will also discuss why America in the late 1930’s wanted to stay out of the European conflict that became WWII, which is one of the greatest debates of all time. We examine the important role that women played in winning the war and what outcomes came from their hard work that impacted women today. Many civil rights movements developed during this time also, and we discuss many breakthroughs that moved African Americans forward because of the war. I will describe ways in which the Vietnam War brought political awareness to a new generation of young Americans and to conclude I talk about President’s Johnson’s “Great Society” agenda that are still in place today that we benefit from if it had not been for the war. All these things are what make WWII known for the Greatest War of all time even after World War I. The war prompted a tremendous mobilization of American resources, at a level unseen since the Civil War. Long-quiet industries were revitalized, the agricultural sector started to grow again, and the American economy ramped up from that of the low production of the Great Depression years to the most powerful economy in the world. The economy showed the most remarkable improvement. World War II initiated the most significant federal management of the economy in American History. When the war began, President Roosevelt...
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...Significant events World War II through the 1970’s Assignment 3 “World War II through the 1970’s” Tim Truster Professor Michael Curran 26 August, 2012 Abstract My history assignment 3 “World War II through the 1970’s” will identify two major historical turning points during this period and what impact they had on current society, economy, politics, and culture. It will also explain two reasons Americans in the late 1930’s wanted to stay out of the European conflict that became World War II. I will explain the role women played to help win World War II. I will describe two civil rights breakthroughs after World War II that moved the cause of African-Americans forward. An explanation to why the Vietnam War brought political awareness to a new generation of young Americans. Finally two programs under President Johnson’s “Great Society” agenda that are still with us today will be discussed. Two historical turning points during the period of World War II through the 1970’s I will discuss in my paper will be the ending of World War II by defeating Japan and the Civil Rights movement. World War II itself was a major turning point in history. In 1945, Japan was lightly defended against the American attack; huge firebombing of Japanese cities went unanswered. America estimated that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would cost 50,000 American casualties in the first phase of the attack. The battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa demonstrated the extent to which Japanese...
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...Over time, the roles of both men and women have changed slightly, but in a lot of cases they still remain the same. In the Odyssey one can see there are unquestionably different expectations for men versus women during this time period. To this day, there is little information on Homer himself. Even though there is not much information about the author himself, it is known that “The epic poem Odyssey focuses on the Greek character Odysseus and his ten year journey from Troy to Ithaca after the fall of Troy (Trojan war).”("Odyssey by Ancient Greek Poet Homer.") This story takes place directly after the Trojan War. The society is still recovering from the war and tragedy. Although gender expectations are true in the early years that the Odyssey...
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...This essay will discuss the roles of women and their rights at different times and places in history. The three articles discussed in this essay, will look at how the view of women has changed throughout history. The first article discussed is about a woman Pharaoh named Hatshepsut. She was a woman that made herself a leader of one of the powerhouse countries of the time. Another article that will be discussed is in this essay is “Women of Saudi Arabia”. These women are working through adversity and trying to get equal rights. The last article that is discussed is “Women at Work”. This article focuses on how women can hold and achieve the same jobs a man can. These three, well written article, come together with one common theme. This theme...
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...War can be devastating and dangerous, but yet millions of people fight for the simple right of peace and freedom There have been many wars throughout American history, but this was the very first where the entire production industry changed drastically. For the first time in history, all women were working the jobs that men could not longer do because of the call of duty to serve their nation. The quote “War can both imprison the soul and liberate it.” explains how war can both have positive and negative aspects as shown in the movies, A League of Their Own and To End All Wars. These aspects include the growth of respect/freedom for women and the horrific life of a POW. Women played a key role during World War II. They were no longer just raising children...
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...different decades in America the role of women has changed tremendously. While the role of men has always just been working hard and providing for the family, women have seen many different changes. Women have come a long way in their roles during the progressive era and through the times of war to become equal with men. During the progressive era the role of woman was very different from what it is today. “For the most part, middle-class white married women still did not work outside the home” (nwhm.org). In those times what was expected of a wife was just to make sure the home was under control and for the man to take care of the actual working and having a job. “Women workers were primarily young and single, or widows, divorcees, poor married women, and/or women of color” (nwhm.org). It seemed as if the only way a woman had an actual job or did any real work was if there was not a man in her life. In the progressive era if a woman had a husband it was viewed...
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