United States home front during World War II

Prior to World War II, women’s rights in the United States of America looked significantly different to how they were during, and after, the war. Societal norms dictated that their primary role was to be caretakers and homemakers, rather than pursuing a career. 1940 marked a shift in these traditional gender roles, by giving women new opportunities and portraying them as independent and valuable to the workforce. These unprecedented opportunities in the local and military workforces, as well as…

The Navajo Language The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 changed the lives of all Americans regardless of age, race, gender, and ethnicity. The graphic images of the twin towers collapsing and a commercial airliner crashing into the Pentagon portrayed an image of what the American Indian’s must have seen as the United States (U.S.) Government made advances on their ancestral lands, threatening their very livelihood. As a direct result of conflicts, the U.S.…

and Nagasaki happened during the final stages of World War II, “The most recent war to end all wars.” It included the vast majority of nations, including the great powers, forming two great alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most immense war in history. In war effort, many countries threw their economy and people into this war. Everyone had their part in this war. Since so many people, civilians and military, were involved, many people died. Thus, making World War II the deadliest…

When the United States joined the allies during World War II, Franklin D Roosevelt had to work with both Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin to defeat Germany and Japan. From the attack of Pearl Harbor until Japan’s surrender, the United States assisted the two other world powers for stopping fascist influence on Europe and Asia. However, as the war began to close, and the plans for postwar Europe and Asia began to unfold, the United States and the Soviet Union turned against each other,…

During the Cold War, several issues were going on in America. One of them was the fight for equal rights. Even though there were many nonviolent protests organized by Civil Rights leaders, there was no signs of desegregation. Not only the African Americans, but white women were also seeking for equal rights. African Americans and women were not given equal rights. Even though some African American served in the military during the World War II, many believed that they would still pose a threat…

The whole of America was directed towards the war effort. Every able hand was taken in this great project and rose the economy to unseen levels as said in “A New Deal for America: The New Deal, an Overview” by Akab Brinkley, “World War II, for all the horror it created, would do what Roosevelt’s New Deal policies had never been able to do: end the Great Depression and usher in a period of vigorous…

Before World War II women were limited in their social, political and economic rights. Women were unable to earn a wage comparable to men. Women were also greatly limited in their career opportunities when compared to men. Due to expectations of getting married, child rearing, and taking care of the home, women did not have much representation outside of the domicile. The war changed American politics, economics and social rights for women. Women were utilized because of the shortage of men…

dominated the hockey world consistently for the past decade, this era of Soviet superiority came to an end as the underdog American team routed the Soviets four to three, moving to the next round of competition with a chance to win the gold medal in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The game symbolized confrontation between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) after decades of being locked in a proxy war. The Cold War, most notably…

the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people of the world. This community has been subject to oppression for most of their existence. However, there have also been times when they have been empowered and encouraged to be themselves despite the consequences they can potentially face. The LGBT community has been greatly influenced in both positive and negative ways by several different events following World War II in the United States. One example of an event that changed the LGBT community…

World War II was a time full of anger, sorrow, and pain for many between the years of 1939 and 1945. This war not only affected the European countries where the war was staged, but similarly many of the countries throughout the world. From the soldiers, doctors, and nurses on the front line to the Jewish communities who were carried to their death, the Second World War affected everyone. The role of music in this war, however, played a vital role. A role to which was, in many cases, a greater…