Women were empowered as they never had been before, stepping in to the spaces that the servicemen had left. " They played an important role in agriculture, industry, the armed services, civil defence and other vital work during the second world war." ... However some of his assumptions on the subject do not take in to consideration the pre- war position of women. ... Moreover it is assumed that women welcomed the chance to become involved in the efforts of the home front. " In many respects however, women found the wartime changes undesirable, and responded by seeking to re- establish an idea...

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The various treaties thus "provided the framework within which the diplomacy of the pre-war years was conducted." Thirdly, Joll analyzed pre-war militarism and strategic planning. ... All major powers had anticipated war, and the pre-war planning, such as the Schlieffen Plan, exacerbated everything. ... Mommsen concludes his article implying that German aims can be found from a detailed political, social and constitutional study of pre-war Germany. ... Michael Gordon joined the causal debate with his article "Domestic Conflict and the Origins of the First World War," in which he compared pre-w...

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The 1950's began with the first armed conflict of the Cold War, that is, the Korean War. ... This reversed the liberal trend of the Roosevelt and Truman period (1932-1952) This victory for the Republicans, which placed World War II General, Dwight D. ... Eisenhower served two terms in office and oversaw, perhaps, the most conservative era of the twentieth century, certainly since the pre World War I years. ... The Civil Rights movement, encouraged by the goals of WWII, which sought to destroy the racist policies of Nazi Germany, came to prominence during Eisenhower's administrat...

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To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ... At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. ... Twenty years after the First World War had come to an end, realists has shown that the human element of greed and annihilation was too much for the Fourteen Points; World War 2 being the obvious and excruciatingly painful proof. ... Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, j...

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If the Soviet Union were the face attack from these capitalist powers it would need a stronger industrial platform with which to launch a successful war effort. Memories of help given to the counter revolutionaries during the civil war only helped to highlight the potential disputes. ... However, it is quite possible that Stalin overstated the probability of war deliberately to push through his ambitions and to strengthen his personal power within the party. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the...

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Sukarno was one of the leaders of the Bandung Conference in the mid fifties that brought together newly-independent Third World nations for the first time, in order to reject the Cold War, started by Churchill after World War II. ... The capitalist and communist blocks were then to compete politically by fighting proxy wars in the Third World. ... After the Second World War, the only viable economy left in the world was the American economy. The United States owned two-thirds of the world's gold supply and its industrial base was untouched by the war. ... Under his British influenced s...

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Introduction The genesis of World War One was controversial and was shrouded on confusion. ... While going into the background, history, and causes for the war is not necessary for this essay, it is important to realize that the systems in place during the pre-war period were essentially political "boiling pots" and these tensions carried over through the war into post war circumstances to shape new social movements. ... One difference was the remobilization of the French and British people to war by using democratic ideals to rally support for the war. ... Out of these collapses rose many ne...

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By the end of the nineteenth century the pre-industrial economy and way of life had almost disappeared. ... The Boer War (1899–1902), which was fought by the British to establish control over the Boer republics in South Africa, marked the beginning of rebellion against British imperialism. The British won but it was a hollow victory, and the war inspired other colonies to rebel. The mass destruction of the First World War led many towards more extreme affiliations, and both Fascism and Marxism held attractions for many intellectuals and workers, particularly during the 1930s. ... By the ...

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