Compare and contrast the role of women at home during World War I and World War II. Before World War I and World War II‚ women at home had the roles of maintaining duties for their family and children‚ such as cleaning‚ caring for the house‚ and cooking for the family. They were more likely judged by their exquisiteness rather than their ability. Just before World War I began‚ women were beginning to break away from the traditional roles they had played at home. Throughout both World Wars
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Meghan Gossage 112737739 Lecture: Maurice Cronin Tutor: Jason Douglas First Arts History Anti-semitism from enlightenment to holocaust HI1001/HI1124 This essay will attempt to address the plight of the Jews in Poland during the Second World War by looking at questions such as‚ why did so many Jews die in Poland? How much responsibility‚ if any‚ can be placed on different factions and contributing factors to the Jews struggle? And how did these factions and major events aid the Nazis in
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During WWII as hitlers army began to advance through Europe‚ they brought with them a new concept of terror. One woman‚ New Zealand born‚ Nancy Wake was among the involvement to stand against this. Inheriting money from a distant aunty Wake became a journalist in Europe. 1932 interviewed she interviewed Hitler and saw treatment of jewish first hand in Vienna. These first hand accounts instigated her significant work as a courier‚ within the south of France and to later lead to the setting up of
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The impact of volunteering and conscription on Britain during the First World War Volunteering and conscription both played very big roles in the lives of the British population during the war‚ and for a long time after it was over. The war itself had a huge impact on both society and the economy of Britain‚ so it is not surprising that volunteering and conscription both had a profound impact on the British people. The war broke out on the 3rd of August 1914‚ and Britain only had a small professional
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August 4th‚ 1919 August 4th‚ 1919 Soldiers in a trench Soldiers in a trench The Toronto Star The Toronto Star Canada’s Home-Front during the Great War Canada’s Home-Front during the Great War On August 4th‚ 1914‚ when Great Britain declared war on Germany‚ Canada announced its support. Being one of the Dominions within the British Empire‚ the country had an obligation. Canada and its people were experiencing glory and recognition‚ yet the sorrow‚ bitterness of separation‚ death‚ and
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if Adolf Hitler died on the battlefield during the war World War 1 I think there would not have been a World War 2 after the first war. I think there would not have been a World War 2 after the first war because Adolf Hitler helped Germany invade Poland leading to the Second World War starting soon after. Therefore‚ I think there would not have been a second world war if Adolf Hilter died during World War 1. If Adolf Hitler died on the battlefield during World War II‚ there would not have been a
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Social Change in the United States During World War II As the possibility of a second World War arose people began to form opinions on the United States ’ role in Europe. The general population disagreed on whether or not to get involved in the conflict with Germany. Some people believed in interventionism‚ the theory that the United States should do everything it could to support Britain without declaring war on Germany. Along with William Allen White they formed the Committee to Defend
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Ra·tion: a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage‚ as in wartime. This means that people were only allowed to get a certain amount of items because of war. This occurred mainly with food. The amount of food and the type of food changed during World War II. The amount of food people consumed changed during World War II. Red meat was really important as a big source of energy.The protein from the red meat was their only main source of protein. While
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June‚ 1914‚ precipitated WW1. He was shot by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member of the Black Hand‚ a Serbian group set up to fight for the unification of all South Slav territories that had been annexed by Austria-Hungary. Two months after the shooting Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ setting off the next chain of events that brought into account the alliance system. In 1938‚ a year before the start of WW2‚ Hitler was growing ever more confident due to the lack of
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December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. Being attacked on their own soil was shocking to the U.S. After this attack the U.S. lost all their trust in its citizens of Japanese descent. This lead to the harsh actions against them during World War II in 1942. In the Internment camps the U.S. military tried to treat the internees as humanly as possible‚ even though at times they failed to do so. The U.S. had been able to avoid the conflict of WWII‚ but this attack on American soil
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