Rosie the Riveter

The roles of Japanese women have changed dramatically in history and are similar to what was expected of females in America and English societies of that time. The common western ideas of Japanese women are obedient, shy, and have no ideas of their own. This is an issue because it shows gender discrimination on men who expect these gender roles in today’s society for all women. Most of the gender roles expected by women can be traced back to a certain religion of that country. Like China and…

In my essay, I want to address the fact on why women still continue to earn less than men do?Women’s rights have always been a major subject of discussion over the last 100 years or more in society. Women have always had less advantages or wages in every culture, due to the fact that they simply are viewed “less than” a man, or society as a whole, but what most people don’t realize, is that they make up our society as well. Before writing this essay, I analyzed how women are treated on a day to…

From 1939-1945 the Second World War in history took place between mostly the USA, France, The Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and many other countries. In the end the war would be one by the Allies just like WW1 causing Germany and the rest of the Allied powers to lose, again. During the WWII era, 1939-1945, many minorities received few positive changes. The specified negative changes socially for African Americans, Politically for German-Americans and Japanese -Americans, and…

The Great Depression On October 24, 1929, “Black Thursday”, the Wall Street stock market collapsed, initiating the onset of one of America’s darkest times in history, the Great Depression. This economic downward spiral, caused banks to close, unemployment to rise, people to lose their homes, and a panic amongst the people, affecting every household, every man, women and child. There was an increase in the suicide rate, in violence, families were evicted from their homes and not to forget,…

A set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex. That is the definition of a traditional gender role. One might not realize that there are stereotypes about each gender, but there is. Each gender always follows a trend that deals with that generation. Every though there is a trend to follow; there is normally still a blurred line between the roles for each gender. In the…

The United States’ participation in World War II has led to a lot of dynamic changes to the nation as a whole. There are two large categories of changes that must be understood to understand the large scale magnitude of what the United States was before and after the war. These categories are in the realm of social and political changes, which are both very much entwined with American economic changes. To better understand the topic of changes in American culture and politics, one must know…

Between 1940 through 1945, the female percentage of workforce increased 10%. Since the large numbers of the amount women working in a man’s job, women started being recruited as more jobs needed to be filled by using the propaganda “Rosie the Riveter.” Rosie stressed the need for women to come into the workplace because the job industry was short of workers, and the campaign did just what America had needed. The picture of a woman with a bandana wrapped around her head showing off her…

Today women are lawyers, doctors, surgeons, judges, and in the army. During World War II when men were in combat, they needed women to work in factories. Women had the chance to work, make money for themselves and control their money which usually men control the money. After World War II the work field changed forever, women are now working and today women are pursuing their dream careers. Due to World War II, the lives of women changed in three ways: being able to work in the army and be…

Throughout the late 1930's the Nazi party lead by Adolf Hitler, lead to the German involvement in the Spanish Civil war, and the Anschluss of Austria, this had pushed the British forces to the brink of war. It wasn't until September 3rd 1939 when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on the German Nazi party due to the fact that they had invaded Poland two days in advance. Also it wasn't until December 7, 1941 when the American naval base Pearl Harbor was brutally…

1941: A Year Full of Bloodshed and Shifts The year 1941 (according to President Roosevelt) encompasses the “Day that will live in infamy” and will never be forgotten. However, the historical facets of 1941 cannot be entirely focused on that one day due to other uniquely significant topics. During the year 1941, the United States endured several major events, saw a shift in popular occupations, obtained specific roles and customs, and experienced a dramatic time period within politics. As 1941…