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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World War I, a war fought to "destroy the axis of evil" and to resolve conflicts between belligerent countries, brought nothing but turmoil and numerous dilemmas to the warring nations; politically and economically. Immediately after the war, many people thought the war had made a safe environment for democracy in all countries. ... Most obvious is that fact that World War I had devastated European business. Factories, homes, and farms had been destroyed in the war. ... When Italy declared war on Turkey in 1911, he was imprisoned for his pacifist propaganda. ...

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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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It did not merely allow the reader to "read" about the lives of World War II Veterans', but to experience them chapter by chapter. ... B) Information: Thomas Broderick Thomas Broderick's initial experience with World War II began at age nineteen in 1942. ... Brokaw's work embodies the lives of World War II Veterans and their struggles to maintain the American way of life. ... A contrast, that allowed the reader to acknowledge the difference between the treatment of World War II Veterans once experienced, to their experiences now as "aging forgottens." ... This generation of ...

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It is hard to generalize the lives of millions of Americans, but the values of Americans in the fifties were shaped by two major events: the Great Depression and World War II. ... After the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, Americans were eager to embrace a new type of family life. ... Returning war veterans were encouraged to marry. ... The nuclear family aimed not only to escape past economic anxiety caused by the Great Depression and World War II, but it combated fears of the future as well. ... The United States emerged from World War II as the most powerful country in th...

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The movie displayed how women worked in factories during World War II, which changed the role of women's work from homemaker to factory-worker. ... The movie revealed how the Great Depression and World War II shaped the remaining century because it was the most influential turning point in the century itself. ...

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If I had to choose from any of these, it would be from the period of the depression, through the gangster era, and World War II. ... To live in the time between 1920 to 1950 would be my dream, to see war and flourishing of the forties through the fifties. ... World War II was a time of great patriotism. ...

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If I had to choose from any of these, it would be from the period of the depression, through the gangster era, and World War II. ... To live in the time between 1920 to 1950 would be my dream, to see war and flourishing of the forties through the fifties. ... World War II was a time of great patriotism. ...

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It gave them a chance to get their lives back to the way it was before the traumatic experience of World War II. ... Everyone was in the concept of total war. Total war is when a nation's full financial resources are devoted towards the war. ... During World War II, King declares that Canada joined the war with voluntary efforts to help Britain. ... This was also a major turning point for World War II, which gave Canada lots of credit. ...

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When World War II erupted the economy began to rise again, particularly in national defense. Ultimately World War II ended the Great Depression. It is hard to judge the success of the New Deal because it was cut short by World War II. Had the U.S. not entered war the outcome of the Great Depression would have been different. ...

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A few changes that are very important include the different gender roles that women began taking on during World War II, the change in family values during and after the war, and the change in the mood of our country during that time period. ... It was developed during and after World War II and took advantage of the post-war mood of anxiety, pessimism, and suspicion. After World War II the men returned home and were shocked to see women independently working outside the home, and taking on other male roles that were needed by them during the war. ... The war also caused anxiety for the ...

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Nineteenth century and contemporary America has a divider between the two of them for it was War World I. War World I began as a crusade to keep the peace and to remain the home of the free. "At the war's end, President Woodrow Wilson Proclaimed that Americans had gained everything for which they had fought" (McMicheal 1556). Then less the a quarter century later we would proclaim the same reasons for entering what was World War II. After War World I a new battle broke out this time in America a battle of women's right to vote. ...

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Prior to World War II, both Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler rose to power in their respective countries and brought about great change during their ensuing reigns. ... Both men molded their countries into international powers prior and during World War II through sometimes-questionable means; however, Hitler was better for his country than Stalin was for his due to the economic, social, and political changes that he caused in Germany. Although, Germany eventually lost World War II, Hitler did much more with much less in Germany when compared to Stalin. ... After World War I, Germany was the c...

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Between February 1933 and the start of  World War II, Nazi Germany underwent an "economic miracle," or so the leaders of Nazi Germany wanted their people to believe. ... By setting up the machinery and weaponry prepared Germany for war if it ever broke out. ... Another major factor of why the economy wasn't successful was because of World War II, which started in 1939. World War II ruined Germany's economy as its infrastructure. ...

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He lived through three wars and was apart of one. He lived through World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. Steinbeck was a war correspondent during World War II (Jones 78). ... Declared war on Germany starting World War II ( Schultz 30). ...

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The Depression and The New Deal It was in the aftermath of World War I when Americans saw an incredible amount of prosperity. ... The WPA lasted until World War II when Roosevelt decided to cancel funding for the WPA. ... When World War II hit the United States in 1939, the depression began to fade away because of the need for war goods and workers to make those war goods. ... When World War II came in the late 1930's, it was clear that the federal government was the authority while state and local governments were of secondary importance; this had not always been clear in the past du...

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World War II really put an end to the depression. ... Although most of FDR's New Deal programs temporarily helped the American people, it was not until World War II rolled around when America began to rise out of its depression era. However, the programs were beneficial to society at that time of desperation and were able to "jump-start" the country before it entered World War II....

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Before the Project was terminated during World War II, it left permanent monuments on the landscape in the form of buildings, bridges, dams, hard-surfaced roads, airports, and schools. ... By the 1950's many older Americans had grown weary of depression and war. ... The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs, and American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods that were not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. ... T...

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It was also the war itself which helped to pull the U.S. from the Great Depression due to the emergency war-time measures boosting the economy. ... In this post-World War II era, he is the quintessential "macho man"." ...

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He ended his presidency as Commander in Chief during World War II, in which he showed great military and diplomatic leadership, and established better foreign relations. ... His actions there landed him the job of assistant secretary of the navy, for which he served during World War I. ... He took action and restored faith in a nation devastated by depression and war, something that may have taken others much longer to accomplish. ...

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Although my grandma's family was not significantly affected by the Great Depression, my grandma's life was personally and negatively affected by World War II. ... At night he would have bad dreams of war and the sound of thunder terrified him. During World War II my grandma had my mother's two brothers, Wellman was born on April 11, 1943 and Jim was born on April 25, 1944. ... My grandpa's two brothers, Benny and Buford, were also in the war. ...

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Stock Market Then and Now The Stock Market has been a large part of the American Economy since the country started trading. Traced back to the American Revolution in the 1700's and is still working today. During the American Revolution, the Colonial Government needed money to fund its warti...

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FDR and The New Deal Program Franklin D. Roosevelt, thirty-second President of the United Sates, greatly expanded the role of the federal government with a wide-ranging economic and social program, the New Deal, designed to counter the Great Depression of the 1930s. He also led the nation throug...

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This along with his militaristic alliances, plans made on a war footing and aggressive foreign policy convinced Europe that a war was inevitable. Prior to the Second World War the situation was similar. ... Within this, one can observe that the main source of these actions came from the leaders of the time; Kaiser Wilhelm II and Adolph Hitler. ... Nationalism can be seen as another likeness in the roots of the two wars. ... One can observe another parallel in the origins of the two wars in militarism. ...

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First to mind is the Jews during World War II. ... In history, war has been used as a center of nationalism and pride. If a nation wins a war they linger on it for ages; it shows muscle. The United States, for example, has been in many wars. An example is the Revolutionary War, which was started by militiamen who were fighting the great British Army. ...

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