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    effort in order to gain more equal rights and a better position in America. Although World War I did not instantly grant them more civil rights, the participation and contributions women, African-Americans, and Native Americans’ had on both the homefront and the battlefront—employing men’s jobs, working in factories, and providing military tactics—provided them with more economic opportunities and influence,

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    Women's Role In Ww2

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    turn the tides against Germany and the Axis Powers. Upwards of 16 million American men left their homes and joined the military to fight for their country. To fill their places, women took on a multitude of new responsibilities in order to keep the homefront stable and prosperous while the war waged abroad. Encouraged by the likes of “Rosie the Riveter”, women took jobs in industries that were previously exclusive to men, including factories that created weapons and aircrafts used by the military. As

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    women of the homefront built. It was a hard time on the homefront of Canada during World War II(1939-1945), when the homefront’s most valuable resources, men, had grown sparse. Jobs in factories and stores had been deserted and the government needed a way to replace them fast, so they called upon what would become the second most or even as valuable resource to men- the women. Although it was the men who risked their lives to fight in the Second World War, it was the women of the homefront that made

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    Patronism In Ww1

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    World War 1 Homefront August 4, 1914 is when Britain and the Commonwealth declared war on Germany. People all around the world celebrate what is now known as the Great War, which many men had joined.Men from all over the world were coming just to take in the war. However, as the war went on there was few men joining,so women were asked to encourage them to join by sweet talking them and making posters to place around the town. People who did not join the war were pointed out as cowards, they were

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    through the Homefront. The recruitment of women and minorities in war industry jobs helped turn America into a military might by producing a great number of military equipment for the war industry. Rationing and the purchase of war bonds by Americans helped to support the Homefront by giving resources to the war effort. America became an even greater economic and military power by the end of the war as a result of the Homefront, helping the Allies to win the war. America justified the Homefront as necessary

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    Vietnam War Dbq

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    Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Thousands of soldiers were sent to South Vietnam to fight against North Vietnamese troops. A draft was even created in 1969. The consequences of the Vietnam war reached the American shore and had much effect on the U.S. homefront. The Vietnam

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    Durham Region’s Contribution During World War Two During the second world war, Canada’s Homefront contributed greatly to the war effort. Durham Region was immensely involved, contributing plenty to the war effect. Three ways Durham Region contributed to the war effort during World War Two were Ajax’s Munition Factories, Camp X in Whitby and Camp 30 in Bowmanville. Thus, Durham Region’s contribution was important. Firstly, Durham Region contributed with Ajax’s Munition Factories. Explosives and

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    empathetic behavior. To facilitate the growth of empathy between individuals through prosocial behaviors and indirectly improve empathetic behaviors in society, I propose the creation of the massive multiplayer online game (MMO) T.E.A.M. Crisis: Homefront. Like the title implies, teamwork is a critical component of the gameplay. The general premise is that Earth is being invaded by an extraterrestrial entity known as the Pantheon of Grim. To combat the threat, the Tactical Earth Alliance Militia (TEAM)

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    his thoughts and opinions on war and conflict rather plainly. He writes about the dehumanization of very young and innocent soldiers, as well as the grotesque and painful deaths that awaited them. Also, the impact this has on the families at the Homefront Owen’s poem: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” describes what horrible fates soldiers could meet when they least expect it. This poem takes place in the trenches of the warfront with Owen describing his first hand experiences. He and some other soldiers are

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    Decorum Est’ are both successful in powerfully giving a voice to the soldiers of war and conveying the dark and inextricable truth behind war provoking the reader to consider ideas about how this truth is told, rather than the bias opinions from the homefront. As composers like Owen choose to establish new truths for their reader, we are made fully aware of the impact on humanity and the losses we see occur. His

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