The change has been to that of a wife who can manage their time by having a job, doing the housework and taking care of their children. ... Women in their hundreds and thousands took on work, some of this was traditionally men's jobs. ... These women were still receiving little compared to men who were do the same job. By 1950 women earned only 75% of the male rate of pay for the same work. ... Even when this legislation for equal pay was introduced in 1958 it was not fully established until 1966. ...

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The people were forced to leave their homes and jobs, taking almost nothing with them. ... America was paying for their own weapon creation, but were also supplying their allies, circulating more currency into the economy. ... Formerly facing discrimination in the job market, they found many positions that were unavailable to them. Jobs women could find paid significantly less than men. ... Women loved to finally be able to work, but they were still frustrated at unfair pay. ...

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In the peace settlement, it was agreed that certain countries would pay other countries war reparations. Obligations to pay back war debts slowed business expansion and international trade. In order to make money, governments then had to raise tariffs in order to pay for importation of resources and goods. ... In the 1920s the production of goods exceeded the demand for the products and as a result a vast number of factories were closed, which put many employees without a job. ...

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They toke on responsibility for the jobs that were for men. ... Times were very hard and money was tight Factory had a lot of woman who had to work under very poor conditions for very little pay . ... In America " women volunteered in factory jobs worked in building that fix aircraft, tanks and armament factory jobs once held by men who were called away to fight in the war... The girls were brought to Japan by false promises of more pay jobs and better food supply; or, they were threatened at gunpoint and kidnaped. Soon as the girls arrived in Japan, they were forced into sexual slavery,...

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(Harcourt School Publishers) "For years women had been limited to sewing clothing, painting faces on watches and other low-paying jobs in light-manufacturing. ... In many cases they were now viewed as equal employees capable of any job a man was. The women who worked in factories were truly appreciated for the jobs they were doing. ... Women's entry into defense jobs signaled a major breakthrough in their employment patterns. These jobs, concentrated in heavy industry, were both better paying and laden with symbolic value, they were men's jobs. ...

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This lead to the gigantically high unemployment rates, which on its turn lead to an extremely high amount of overproduction (after all, people with no jobs could hardly spend much money on primary and secondary needs, let alone tertiary needs). ... We would not have tried to squeeze out every cent of our incomes to pay for a vacation trip that is better and longer than last years. We would not massively have ran to our banks for even larger loanes, for which we "only" have to pay 11% interest, in order to buy that all-important house on Martha's Vineyard. ... Because they didn't real...

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The thirties brought more Americans together socially, but unfortunately most blacks and immigrants felt racism very strong during this period in America, denying immigrants and blacks jobs or not paying them as much as a white American male. ... Jobs were becoming less scarce because of the demand for supplies, which created job opportunities for women, blacks, and immigrants. ...

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As people lost their jobs they were not able to pay their debts. They could not pay back the loan companies. ... Once people lost their jobs and money the had less to spend. ... You are paying interest on a loan for a stock which itself is being used as collateral. ... The job was market was terrible and the unemployment rate shot out the roof. ...

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Another incentive to taking an industrial job was that this type of employment was like a man's job, for a man's pay. Industrial jobs were also not as difficult as domestic work, which appealed to women. ... The caption above her picture reads, "We can do it", or "Do the job he left behind". ... The truth was that industrial jobs paid higher than other jobs for women such as retail, or secretarial positions (Gluck 110). ... Basically these women were willing to do everything in their power to keep the job they loved. ...

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Other women reacted differently; they found war jobs enabling them to make wages that they had never made before on places like farms, war plants, or automobile companies. It became normal to see a woman being just as successful as a man in these jobs that were primarily looked at as "men's work". An important outcome of having women entering these jobs was that the government established a Woman in Industry Service in June of 1918. ... At this point the Equal Pay Act of 1963 required equal pay for men and women for equal work performed on equal conditions. ... Under the Equal Pay Act o...

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Hitler had too much control over the Nazi party; for example he attacked the government and assured that the Nazi party would assure jobs for workers and greatness for Germany. ... For example, most of the people had begun to get homes, jobs, and had hope for the future. ... This depression started the same year that Germany agreed to pay the Young Plan, which it had agreed to follow to pay off the war debt. ... In conclusion you can see Hitler was looking for someone to pay for what happened to Germany in the World War I. ...

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Both my mother and step-father have oil field related jobs. Fortunately, they only received pay reductions and did not get laid off. Along with the pay reductions my parents received, every overtime hour was cut. The decrease in pay, along with no overtime hours recorded, amounted for an income of $1,500 less a month. ... For a while we had no electricity because we could not pay the bill. ...

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Like always, the U.S tried to be the world's banker ,but this time it backfired on them .Europe could not pay back the interest on the loans nor could they buy any goods with gold, so this led the America to "The Great Depression" real fast . ... People were loosing their jobs daily and couldn't afford health care, housing or food . ... President Roosevelt's "New Deal's" such as : National Recovery Administration , Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority worked right along the side of the of the rest of Roosevelts n...

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As thousands of men from around the country shipped off to Europe and the Pacific in an effort to protect their country and allies, hundreds of women headed to the factories, offices and military bases to work in jobs that had been previously reserved for men only. It had been long assumed that jobs such as engineering, manufacturing and professions in the sciences were men's work and were things that women could or should not do.(3) With such a large number of men away at war a void was created and women took advantage of this. Women took jobs in factories working shoulder-to-shoulder wi...

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This campaign was created because when men left for war, there were many jobs that needed to be filled. ... Another incentive to taking an industrial job was that this type of employment was like a man's job, for a man's pay. Industrial jobs were also not as difficult as domestic work, which appealed to women. ... The truth was that industrial jobs paid higher than other jobs for women such as retail, or secretarial positions (Gluck 110). ... Basically these women were willing to do everything in their power to keep the job they loved. ...

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Since the U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and a permanent member of the UN, the U.S. has to pay the largest amount of money to pay for peacekeeping missions. Many people arguer that the United States pays more than its fare share for peacekeeping efforts. ... To keep peace in the world that is a small price to pay. ... Which take them away form their job of protecting the United States. ...

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This was a heavy blow for Germany because they were borrowing money from America to try and pay back the reparations which were made from The Treaty of Versailles'. These were World War One payments, which Germany had to pay for the Great War. ... Hitler got Robert Lay to set up various employment schemes between the years 1933 and 36, the idea was jobs for all. ...

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Usually each country will use money to pay for the goods or services from the other country. ... Services are tasks or jobs that one country does for another. ... Countries that have lots of people without higher education need to trade these kinds of service because it gives their people jobs. ... Americans started to help Japan out by not making them pay reparations for war damages and opened Japanese trade to other countries.. ...

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Germany and its people were still feeling the sting of humiliation from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that forced them to accept responsibility for the start of WWI, as well as pay many reparations for the war. ... Businesses went bankrupt, jobs were lost, and money and food became scarce. ... There would be jobs, money, and food for all that had been hit by the economic downtime. ...

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The pay was twenty cents per day for labour intensive work, basically digging yourself a grave of exhaustion and a grungy lifestyle. ... Many people also moved into rural areas since there simply were no jobs in the cities. ... It was tough to live anywhere since there weren't many jobs in rural areas either. ... Ironically though, the Hoover dam was built during the great depression creating tons of jobs. It seemed large structures were the only things creating jobs since the Golden Gate Bridge and the Empire State Building were both built as well during the great depression. ...

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The cold war started before the World War had ended. During the final battles of W.W.II, the Russian economy was at the bottom of the bucket. They had requested much money from America to help defer war costs. Having had already supplied the soviets with vast numbers of trucks, jeeps, planes, and t...

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The automobile not only increased the amount of jobs available to the people but increased their sense of freedom. ... During this time the 18th amendment was still in the rule and the citizens did not pay attention to it. ...

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Adolf's dreams of becoming an artist did not match the government official job his father wanted him to have. ... Hitler would rather do odd jobs such as shoveling snow, or beating rugs instead of getting a regular job. ... He finally got a job painting postcards and advertisements. ... The businesses and mines of Germany were closed down because the government didn't pay the reparation payments which were written in the Treaty of Versailles. ... In 1930, Hitler told the German people that Germany would not pay the reparations and would tear up the Treaty of Versailles. ...

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In the beginning, conditions were harsh, but some black soldiers refused any pay for 18 months to protest the unfair treatment, and were given equally granted equal pay and improved conditions (PBS). ... Soon, African Americans started to receive fair advantages like, high paying jobs, the right to a fair education and many other opportunities. ... African American fighter pilots were trained as a part of the Army Air Force, and given equal pay as whites (Memory). ...

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One significant job that the U.N. keeps doing is that it always assists to solve regional concerns in Africa. ... More importantly, the UN insists to pay attention on global issues like fighting AIDS and protecting children. ... Consequently, the UN's job on protecting children is definitely worth praising. ... In conclusion, although there is still a long way for the UN to reach its goal of peacekeeping and global development, the UN has finished most important jobs from its establishment till now. ...

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