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    from? After WWII‚ Gender roles were challenged‚ ideals were changed and standards were questioned. Could the war be a cause for these changes? This paper will evaluate men and women’s roles‚ ideals and standards

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    Roxanne Pink Mr. Leech AP World History 01 January 2001 Civil Rights and Slavery: African Americans After the Civil War “This is a white man’s country; let white men rule!”(Bolden 19)‚ declared our fourteenth President‚ Andrew Johnson‚ after the Civil War. Slavery had existed legally‚ as a form of brutal labor on America ’s land since 1619‚ when slaves were first brought to the colony of Jamestown (“Slavery in America”). During the process of research‚ one may find

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    Brian Resto 822 June 7‚ 2011 World War II [pic] World War II took place in Europe from 1939 until 1945. The War began when Adolph Hitler became the infamous dictator of Germany during the global depression. Adolph Hitler was seeking vengeance for Germany’s loss in the First World War which is when he began to rebuild the German military. In 1936‚ Germany started invading the land they lost during World War I; Adolph Hitler started signing alliances to form the

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    Name Instructor Course Date How World War II technology has affected the United States Introduction Over the past years‚ machinery of war has always been a struggle over an antagonistic edge. This is only achievable though governments that are ready and committed to spend on research and development. Wars are likely to speed up technological innovation as witnessed in the United States during World War II. Even though in the history of the United States there has been much technological

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    After the end of World War II‚ gender issues became one of the most serious changes in human history. Before World War II ended‚ male was always the superior species and women were inferior‚ seen as a housewife and mother and that’s all. When men were off at war‚ the women had to work and fulfill the men’s job as well as being a mother and completing the house work‚ but as soon as the men returned from war‚ the women were sent back to the houses to do the housework and nothing more. Gender inequalities

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    Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii resulted in America’s involvement in World War II. While the rest of the world was at war‚ America stayed neutral until the attack on Pearl Harbor which ironically was intended as a preventive action towards America’s involvement in the war. After the attack‚ America entered the war‚ a war that the Americans were not prepared for. America just has gotten out of the Great Depression in the 30s and was still recovering. The war brought about draft and new job opportunities for men

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    The main cause of World War Two was the failure to bring a just peace between nations after the end of World War One. Many argue that the main cause was the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany. The end of World War I left Germany feeling humiliated and defeated. In order to restore their national honor and pride‚ Germans voted Hitler into power and he tried to conquer Europe. Germany’s humiliation was mainly caused by the Treaty of Versailles. Despite the opinions of many different people‚ there

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    Before World War II‚ segregation was at its highest peak and African Americans were still treated unfairly because the word equality did not exist. However‚ after World War II grassroots activists fought for equality‚ freedom‚ fair employment‚ housing‚ equal opportunity‚ the right to vote‚ education‚ rights equal to whites‚ and many other things that had not been granted to African Americans before. People now had to worry on how to solve the issues society was facing instead of income issues as

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    fighting take place? 70 nations were involved. 8. How many people participated in the war and how many people died? over 70 million people served 9. Which nation suffered the greatest number of deaths? Which nation suffered the least? Soviet troops‚ Germans‚ and Japanese suffered the most and Americans suffered the least amount of death 10. In what ways did the world change because of the war? The world is more observant of situations and people like hitler and WWII lead to the Nuclear age

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    How effective was the early civil rights movement in advancing black civil rights in the period 1880-1990? Before‚ 1880 the black slave was part of the American culture. It continued to be part and parcel of life beyond the 19th century and into the 20th. However‚ the need for change became more apparent and the rise of black Civil Rights grew. Progress‚ at times rapidly advanced but was mainly slow and many suffered great hardships for the cause‚ such as Martin Luther King. He is quoted as saying

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