World War II was a time of tremendous global turmoil and change. ... Another major cultural change brought on as a direct result of the United States' involvement in World War II was the role of women in society. ... These cultural changes, and many others that occurred during World War II, were advanced in part through governmental propaganda that often played to Americans' fears in order to influence their actions. ... During World War II, United States propaganda consisted primarily of print and radio media campaigns aimed at motivating everyday Americans to contribute to the war ...

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Before America decided to join World War II, American ideas were harsh. ... Pearl Harbor was the reason the United States put their contribution in on World War II. ... This war was going to take lots of man power and funding. ... Women also got their chance to serve the war. ... World War II although tragic, happened at good time for America because it helped pull them out of the awful situation the crash of the stock market had put them in and it helped with equality in African Americans and women....

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Nineteen forty-five set the end of World War II. ... Nonetheless, the war had left its mark on numerous countries, especially the USA. ... American society was greatly affected by the war mainly involving whites, as well as the battle between women and men. ... The war not only affected whites, but also affected black people in America as well. ... The war also shaped the economy in various ways both during and after the war. ...

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On February 19, 1942 Roosevelt had signed Executive order 9066 which forcibly relocated Japanese Americans due to the fear of aiding the Japanese in World War II. ... As a result, when they were freed after the war they had no homes or businesses left, and had to start over. ... People may say that Japanese Internment helped us win the war. ... Many people back then did not like Japanese people pre and post World War II, In the photo "Japs Keep Moving - This is a White Man's Neighborhood," there is a woman standing outside of a structure that will not allow Japanese people to en...

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World War II broke out in September of 1939 when Germany marched into Poland. At the time, no one thought that World War II would bring so many horrors to the world. ... Of 16.3 million soldiers serving for the United States in World War II, over one million of them suffered casualties. ... This was one of the fiercest Allied campaigns of World War II. ... General George Patton is one of the most colorful World War II generals. ...

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Prompt and Utter Destruction Since the end of World War II, the world has developed in many ways and has moved on from the destruction of the past. The infamous catastrophes of the war kick started many advancements in technology and the way of human life today. ... As the war went on, Groves and his superiors in the War Department were worried that after spending excessive amounts of money and creating the actual bomb, it would fail to work properly. ... " Having previously spoken to Stalin about an exact date that the Soviets would enter the war, Truman had all the information he n...

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America tried to avoid becoming part of World War II, but their involvement was destined to happen. ... Essentially, the war ended the Great Depression. ... They still wanted to continue working after the war. ... World War II largely effected American's of all kinds. ... World War II allowed America to get back on their feet. ...

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This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. ... However, education was not forgotten in World War II, it was more less a hiatus. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war... I can compare life as an African American between now and back during World War II. ...

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"Rosie the Riveter" is an amazing painting that represents American women who stayed behind during World War II. They worked in the factories to produce munitions and war supplies while their male counterparts went to war. ... December 7, 1941, as 183 Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor unexpectedly, Hawaii began the start of World War II for the United States. ... President Roosevelt called the United States to war. ... The broad and lasting effects of working women of World War II was born of authentic need matched by authentic determination and Rockwell managed to capture...

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Leading up to World War II, minority Americans have had a long history facing racial discrimination in the United States, such as slavery and the Jim Crow laws against African Americans after the Civil War. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, its British Empire and Soviet Union allies were desperately holding their own against the Axis powers. ... Instead the War Department allowed minority Americans to join the military and then segregated these soldiers into their own units to fight during World War II. ... More importantly, they proved their loyalty and willingness to fig...

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It is the day that the Civil war began. ... African Americans played a major role in the Civil War. ... Soon after the Civil War, there was Reconstruction, a period of recovery from the war. ... During World War II there was a shortage of nurses, but defense officials were reluctant to let recruit black nurses. Nevertheless, black nurses were recruited and did serve in World War II (Memory). ...

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This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. ... However, education was not forgotten in World War II, it was more less a hiatus. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war... I can compare life as an African American between now and back during World War II. ...

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The Pacific theater of World War II was one unique and interesting progression and a stark contrast from the events taking place in the European theater of war. The war in the Pacific did not start out as a race war at all nor did its continuation necessarily qualify it as a race war. ... The war itself was not racist however it was the means and the way in which the war continued was based on race. ... This racism manifested itself in World War II in numerous ways and was used as a key component in the war in the Pacific. ... The United States did not maintain a perfect reputation during ...

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America's Involvement in World War II When war broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know what was going to happen. ... America's involvement in World War II not only contributed in the fall of the crazy Adolph Hitler and his allies. ... The shock of World War one had still not left, and entering a new war, they felt, it would be foolish. ... America was now involved in World War II. ... When America entered World War II at the precise time and moment too once and for all take down Adolph Hitler. ...

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The Start of the Cold War The Cold War was a long drawn out conflict that began in 1947 between the Soviet Union and the United States. ... Russia, under autocratic leader Joseph Stalin, felt that it had a right to the Eastern European nations it had occupied in World War II. ... Conflict between the two opposing victors of World War II was inevitable. ... Truman were huge contributors to the Cold war. ... All in all Churchill feels that there is no need for war. ...

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As the war achieved its end in 1945, the Allies had gotten to be mindful of shocking monstrosities that had occurred in Eastern Europe. ... Secretary of War, was the person who demanded a trial that would uncover the Nazi's wrong doing. ... Under Count one, the defendants were charged with Conspiracy to Wage Aggressive War. ... Under Count Three, defendants were charged with War Crimes, however; Under Count Four defendants were charged with Crimes Against Humanity. ... Many believe that anyone involved in the mass murder during World War II should have been executed. ...

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There were many fundamental changes that were brought forth through the wartime situations of WW II, such as innovations in technology and large shifts in social ideologies. ... For women, there were also many great changes that happened during WW II that rejected the social norms. ... Such wartime administrations as the W.I.B (War Information Board) attempted to popularize civilian knowledge of war and sway public opinions of drafts and women in the workforce (Doc 1). ... Contrasting to African American involvement, women were enfranchised as a crucial component to America's victory of W...

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Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. ... That date marked the unthinkable, a war the would end in what is know as World War I. The United States involvement in both World War I and II was not immediate but crucial. ... The terms mainly included arms reductions and settlement of disputed territorial claims ("World War II", www.historychannel. com/pert/print___book.pi? ... The actually fighting the American's did was not as important as the number of troops that ...

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The bomb quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of the American involvement in World War II. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb ended World War II. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb stopped World War II in 1945. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb ended World War II. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb stopped World War II in 1945. ...

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World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. ... World War II ended in 1945, leaving a new world order and a new set of political leaders that had shaped the events and outcomes of the war and that had also been shaped by this event. ... Churchill was a politician and Prime Minster of the United Kingdom during the years of WW II and is widely regarded as the single greatest British leader of the 20th century. ... Churchill started the war not as the Prime minister but as a member the war ca...

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Sir Winston Churchill World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. ... World War II ended in 1945, leaving a new world order and a new set of political leaders that had shaped the events and outcomes of the war and that had also been shaped by this event. ... Churchill was a politician and Prime Minster of the United Kingdom during the years of WW II and is widely regarded as the single greatest British leader of the 20th century. ... Churchill started the war not as the Prime minister ...

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World War II When World War II broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know the severity of it. ... America's involvement in World War II not only contributed to the eventual downfall of Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich, but also came at the precise time. ... Over the years, people have debated on whether America could have entered World War II earlier, thus saving many lives. ... Major Eisenhower, who was later Supreme commander of the Allied forces in World War II, complained that America was left with only a shell of military establishment. ... The shock of World War...

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During World War II, America needed to turn its eyes from the war and focus on something else. ... Sports also played a major rule during World War II. ... American entertainment during World War II kept America running, and brought the country together at a time of world fighting. ... As families saw their sons, daughters, mothers and fathers depart they turned their eyes to baseball and even though five hundred Major League ball players served in the World War II, baseball continued. The years of World War II were the most important years of the decade. ...

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The idea of human rights is ancient, but it was only after World War II that a concern was raised for the protection and enforcement of human rights and freedoms. After the horrific events of World War II the United Nations and the international community believed it was time to guarantee the respect for human rights universally. ... It was in 1942 that President Roosevelt of the United States and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of England met to resolve the atrocities of World War II. ... It was after World War II that the international community saw a need for an international organization ...

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The end of World War I came in 1919. Throughout the war, federal spending grew three times larger than tax collections. ... The Great Depression ended as nations around the world increased production of war materials for World War II. ... The reason that the American economy changed so rapidly after the depression was because of World War II. This was probably the only good effect of the war. ...

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