DBQ Impact Of World War II On Women

In the past, WWII and WWI, women were very dominant; they had to take care of their children, do all the chores and also had to cook the food. During WWII, women had to take place for the men (First world war.com). The war changed the life for all Canadian women. When men went to fight, women were called upon to fill their jobs, and this included many jobs that were previously thought of unsuitable for women. Women were called up for war work from March 1941(Women during World War II). The roles of the women were positively impacted by World War II, because they had the potential to re-enter the workforce, control the farms and join the military for the first time. Taking control of the military was tough, but women had shown that they could work together and handle the situation.

Another impact WWII had on women, was that job opportunities for women increased during the war and they had a chance to prove they could work. “Women also enjoyed employment gains during the war, although many lost their jobs when the war ended.” (Danzer, 591) Women started to work at jobs, that weren’t technically jobs that women worked at the time, which allowed women to prove themselves to employers but employers still discriminated against women. After white, male soldiers came home from the war, many employers fired women and hired veterans and women were expected to go back to being

The impact that World War Two had on America, and its economy, was great (Brinkley, pg. 633). The war took place during a time in American history that many look at as one of the toughest it had ever had been through. The war itself was problematic in many ways, but just like many situations in history, it had positive effects as well.

During World War II, the roles of women have forever been changed. Young men and women decided to marry just before their sweethearts went overseas to fight for their country. As the men fought abroad, we began to see women on the Home Front encouraged to be more independent and finding jobs of their own. These females in the United States stepped up to the plate and began working jobs that many men had before. Women stepped up and began working in factories, participating in organizations in regards to the war, all while still running things smoothly at home. While the men were away for battle, women became proficient cooks and housekeepers, managed the finances, learned to fix the car, worked in a defense plant, and wrote letters to their soldier husbands.

World War II was influence by many powerful and evil men like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin they were all men who were ambitious for power and did whatever it took to gain the power and achieve their goal. They all had a major influence in the way that this war started to develop. A war that impacted the world in the 1900s in which leaders from Germany, Italy and the soviet Union are well remembered but what about the women? What influence did they have in this war? They were many women who stayed home and were major contributors to holding together the labor force. As well their volunteering in society helped push their country through the War. By temporarily assuming non-traditional roles in the labor force and in society, women became an important part of the war effort from 1939-1945. (3)

Data: The war had a huge impact on women. The sudden appearance of large numbers of women in uniform was easily the most visible change. Women found their roles, opportunities, and responsibilities expanded.

In World War II women never had it easy like men, they had to work harder in order to get the same respect that men had. In the 19th century women's roles were being criticized, and stereotyped. Women had more of a responsibility than men, because they were only seen as housewives, and had to prove everyone in their society wrong. From World War I to World War II , it was very tough for the women, because men felt like females didn't deserve to be in the same environment as them. Females served in segregated units, and had to deal with sexual harassment.

I feel that World War II had a dramatic and positive impact on women, and their role in United States society. During World War II, male military enlistment left a huge gap in the industrial labor force, and so by 1945, thirty seven percent of the workforce were women. Over six million women started working, and for the first time in history, married working women outnumbered single working women. Nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home.

The beginning of World War II saw Australians see war on their shores for the first time, as well as having to travelling overseas to fight another war. It required young men to leave their country to fight, this affected the women who were left behind. World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945. World War II was a large world conflict. During this world conflict Australia was under the threat of attack for the first time. When the war started there was a lack of man power on the home front which led to women having to step up and join the workforce. Women had many roles to be played in this epidemic, both on the home front and overseas. They were expected to undertake roles that they had never been encouraged to undertake before. During this time women had to make many sacrifices. The war changed women’s lives in the long term in a large way.

    When people think about World War II, they normally associate it with Hitler, genocide, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and other negative things; however, there were some positive impacts it had on the United States. Economically, the United States and other countries around the world were devastated by the crashing of the stock market. Unemployment rate was at a high point, Hitler was gaining control of Europe, and we were trying to remain isolationists. Once we intervened in the war, we were pulled out of the depression by the increase of jobs, the women’s rights movement began and established legal equality, the baby boom and suburban boom began, and the United States went from

World War II afford women's ability for join the work force. Before World War II, women would had stayed home and took care of family, or were teachers, nurses, and secretaries. During the war women had to replace main bulk of male workers who fought over seas. When the war ended and men had returned home any women went back to their to their old jobs, while some remain at their new

The Effect of World War II on American Women America entered the 2nd World War in December 1940 after the Japanese Air force attacked American war ships at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. They fought alongside Britain and France against Nazi Germany and her allies. Although many American soldiers were injured and killed in the war, the impact on Americans back home was generally positive, as the US was too far away from Europe to suffer from bombing etc. America was far better off than it had been before.

WWII change women’s lives by having more freedom and independence in their life. Before WWII women, were just house wives/mothers. They weren’t allowed to work due the depression, that the U.S went through the 1940’s. They also didn’t let women work for because, they were viewed as an ability to function for the benefits of a man. Men went to work while, women at home clean, cooking, taking care of the children. People consider women being too emotional to even work and leaders only in home or acceptable women’s professions.

World War II was revolutionary for progressing the women's rights movement due to the War impacting nation's civilians alongside the troops who were deployed. WWII caused arguably the most detrimental damage in human history by its introduction of new artillery and how wide-spread it was due to the new innovations. Therefore, women who preceding the War were complacent to their oppressive roles in society, were made to work in factories to help aid the War effort. Factories were converted to produce equipment necessary for aiding the War and as a result of the majority of young men being deployed, women were needed to work in these factories. America's government implemented forms of propaganda to subliminally influence the women to temporarily

World War two was a very traumatic experience for many countries. It was a fight between the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, against Germany, Italy and Japan. Even though it was said that no battles took place in the mainland of America, World War two had a huge impact and it influenced America in several ways. The Japanese attacked America after December 7, 1941, and the U.S. was pushed into WWII, which lead to the sudden alter in resources everyday. For example, food, water, and clothing, were very limited at the time. While the necessities were limited, America was demanding weapons and different materials in order to fight. In order to do this, women had contributed and found dangerous jobs, like electricians, and riveters in defense plants.