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OSS during WWII President Roosevelt had created a centralized intelligence organization through the OSS, but it began to become clear that the function of spying and monitoring had ceased to have a military function. In this case, Roosevelt assigned William J. Donovan to form the OSS as a way to coordinate intelligence data being collected by the armed forces and the government in 1941. Donovan was the key figure in the unification of the OSS as the Coordinator of Information (COI) during the

Conformity in the 1950s During the post WWII period in America, the face of the nation changed greatly under the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower. America underwent another era of good feelings as they thought themselves undefeatable and superior over the rest of the world. Communism was the American enemy and American sought to rid the world of it. Because of the extreme paranoia caused by Communism, conformity became an ideal way to distinguish American Culture from the rest. Conformity

History Course Outline There are four topics; * Australia in the Vietnam War Era * Changing Rights and Freedoms * People Power and Politics in the Post-war Period * Australia’s Social and Cultural History in the Post-War Period Australia in the Vietnam War Inquiry questions • How did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism after WWII? • Why did Australia become involved in the Vietnam War? • How did various groups respond to Australia’s involvement in

The Rhetoric of (Failed?) Multiculturalism as Basis for Varied Ethno-Racial Projects: The United States and Germany in Comparison Emerging during the post-WWII reality of the United States, the term “multiculturalism” has long been embedded into the fabric of American understandings of race and ethnicity. Despite recent efforts to move ‘beyond multiculturalism’, this word and the color-blind ideology supporting it will continue to shape the trajectory of attitudes, policies and activism in the

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

minorities. Before World War II, there was arguably more discrimination and racial tension in the U.S. than today but that is not to say that the issues have vanished. Even in post-WWII America, racial distrust ran amuck with the installation of internment camps and growing racial discrimination against blacks in the South during the mid-20th century. Mistreatment of minority groups sparking racial distrust in society are evident in BARTOLOMEO VANZETTI, Last Statement to the Court of Massachusetts (1927)

discussing WWII and The Cold War from an American perspective, the focus is likely to be centered on the wartime efforts of the country while debating strengths and shortcomings within those efforts. However, while the physical and psychological wars waged on, America’s homefront saw a continuation of fighting in the form of social movements aimed at attaining equality for all Americans. Minorities like African Americans and Mexican immigrants continued to face discrimination and racism during WWII but

During any war, there will alwaAys be alliances made which stick even after the war has been dissolved. Postwar foreign policy after wars such as World War I and World War II was complicated and both had their similarities and differences from each other. World War I (WWI) strengthened our international relations with many countries, It also deteriorated some relations as well and set the stage for America becoming a great power. World War II (WWII) had some of the same effects, solidating our bond

Job Opportunities for Women during World War II Abstract During World War II there were many job opportunities for women. The war opened new doors during a time of depression. As husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers went to fight in the war the women went to work at factories, offices, and even on military bases. These women went to work in paying jobs that were usually for men. Many women became journalists, photographers and broadcasters. They were covering the biggest story ever, the men

wartime methodology. In fact, it was not the CIA that sought to aggressively spy on Americans and non-Americans alike, but the FBI under Hoover’s leadership that defines the dangerous role of unlimited powers to secretive spying agencies in the post-WWII era: But J. Edgar Hoover was a more formidable foe [to Donovan and Roosevelt’s intelligence agency plan]. The FBI director wanted to be the spy czar, expanding his Latin American intelligence operation to the rest of the world. Hoover’s informants