My Life After 1940

Great Depression Writing Project There are many examples during The Great Depression that showed the best and the worst in people while they went through hard times. Many people struggled with finding jobs, being fed, and taking care of their families and themselves. Some good things happened as well, the moment they heard they have been hired all you would see is a big smile on their face or when they they have a piece of bread in front of them which in their eyes was a feast.

The difference of life from the 1930’s to now The surprising way people lived in the 1930’s was much more different and basic than life now. This is true because in the 1930’s almost all people lived the same looked the same and bought the same things. Even though life was basic in the 1930’s it was also a hard time to live in for example, At the beginning of the 1930’s, more than fifteen million americans fully one quarter of all wage earning workers were unemployed (https://www.history.com/topics/How life has changed since the 1930’s

In today’s time and age a person volunteers to join any branch in the United States military. Draft is still around but ever since the Vietnam times no branch has had to draft any man or woman. Even back in the draft days they became available for drafting once they turned 18. Because they are fresh out of high school at this age is a key factor in the decision, meaning they are ready to face the next chapter in their lives that life threw at them.

After World War II ended in 1945, many significant changes to American society began to occur. Some of these major changes helped shape what the U.S. is today and include the Baby

America spends over 650 billion dollars a year on having the most technologically advanced military in the world. Much of this money comes straight from U.S. taxpayer dollars. But there is one major problem in our military; the number of troops enlisting is dropping from previous

Does Your Country Need You: The Military Draft in America Would you be willing to drop everything right now and join the military? Thousands of men were troubled with this question in the twentieth century. The United States draft, also called conscription, was first used during the Civil War but later used in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Napoleon was the first general to use the modern draft. In 1940 FDR signed the Training Service Act of 1940 starting the first formal draft in the United States, but in 1973 congress decided to have an all-volunteer military. President Carter decided to resume the draft in 1980 due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Today the draft is not used but the US still requires its 18-year-old

Introduction World War II brought several changes to the world and specifically America. It not only changed the world map but also set impact on the behaviours. WWII played a major role in building turning points during different periods. Before WWII, African Americans were not offered equal rights in the community. It was considered an impossible thing that African could ever do a white collar or even a blue collar job. However, soon after the WWII, there came a turning point in the lives of African American with the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

Entry 1 For many months, I've heard of talk about a war to come. I've seen the newspaper's blown out of proportion stories of the events that have been "attacking" America. There are events and facts behind them, but there are always the lies and the over exaggerations most people remember,

I noticed that that in the Wwii yearbooks that there was a page for young men in the military serving for the war. There was also a section for those that died in the war. I also could see in some the faces that they were sad, and that they were dealing with a lot at the moment. The vibe that I got from some of the staff members and students were mixed, but some of them were very sad. I think at that point in the war, everyone was just anxious to see how the war was going to turn out and if their loved ones would return. I looked at the yearbook for the Class of 1944 Prescott, Arizona.

Now a day we bypass valuable freedom opportunities in everyday life and we see them as nothing. For example, being able to even walk in your backyard in the evening, or taking your own kids to school, matter of fact even the privilege to attend school, calling your family members in no time, being able to relax, have an easy day and working at a place of your liking. All these things are part of our freedom that we normally don’t think about or how these things would greatly impact our life. These were small things that greatly impacted a slave’s life in the 1930s, not being able to choose their own life path, always being the use of everybody else, never having the opportunity to take a deep breath of fresh air. This was my life as a slave

The year 1941 was very impactful and helped shape the world as we know it today. In 1941, there were multiple advancements in science, many sports achievements, a battle that affected the outcome of World War II significantly, and a foreign policy agreement that would shape other foreign policy agreements in the future.

HIS/145 The American Experience Since 1945 SECTION I - Economic Miracle AFL-CIO Interstate Highways Suburbs The Salk Vaccine Government Spending Post-war government spending reached 10.2 percent of the GDP during the half decade following World War II (See Figure 1 for 1950 example). Defense was still a major piece of the government spending pie, generating manufacturing prosperity nationwide. At the same time, labor unions negotiated contracts that linked wage increases to productivity growth and to cost of living increases. The wage norms in the private sector reinforced the underlying postwar social contract. Until the 1970s, labor unions led the wage improvement with that particularly benefitted less-skilled, less-educated workers. A spillover effect from union-negotiated wages and benefits was felt by nonunion workers and managers across the economy. Wages and salaries were increasing people had more discretionary income and could afford options like moving to the suburbs and furnishing larger home, and buying cars. The transportation sector had to move the goods nationwide to consumers. The interstate highway system which was originally conceived to move troops and tanks across the country enabled the nation to profoundly improve economic efficiency and productivity. By increasing speed and expanding access, freight costs were substantially reduced. Tractor-trailer operating costs are estimated to be 17 percent lower on interstate highways than other highways.

Society was changing substantially within America, specifically during the World War eras. One must understand American society prior to WWI to note the significant changes that resulted in post-WWII society. Post-WWII society was dominated by the “culture of exclusion.” Essentially, the “culture of exclusion” excluded individuals from American society because of their race, class, and gender. This exclusion included people of color, lower class citizens, and women. Race was an ongoing struggle since the birth of America, and it only seemed to divide people even more so through time. People of color were excluded from American society through sharecropping, immigration restrictions, and governmental institutions. Class was altered through the New Deal, public housing, and the lack of education provided for non-whites which led to lower statuses. Finally, in terms of gender, there was a continued emphasize on the family wage system with the males as the breadwinners. They were denied their rights to work which were given to them during the World War era. This paper will outline the specific changes that occurred within race, class, and gender due to the “culture of exclusion.”

Americans, after learning of the destruction and cost of World War I, did not want the United States to become entangled in another European conflict that could lead to another devastating war. Americans viewed Europe’s nations as conflict prone and probable to become caught up in internal and

The Effect of World War II on the Lives of People at Home World war two was officially started with the invasion of Poland, September 1939 where the British being an ally of Poland and disagreeing with Hitler’s actions, declared war against Germany. The