‘Assess the impact of the war on the civilian population of Britain’ World War I not only became a war on the battlefield, but consumed every nations home front, as full support became priority during war. Civilian life in Britain was dominated by government influence and the introduction of political change instigated through DORA. The production of munitions, food supply, labour shortages and the role of women each brought significant economic change to people’s lives. Despite inclusive war time involvement some refused to be involved in the war. The war prompted the emergence of conscientious objectors and the fear of enemy aliens.
The issue was dealt with differently in 1917 under the direction of Sir Robert Borden than it was during WWII under the direction of William Lion Mackenzie King. Though both times ended with the law of conscription being passed, Mackenzie King is credited with handling the matter better than Borden. In 1917, Borden visited troops and was taken aback to learn about the amount of dead and wounded. He was requested to dispatch more troops as soon as he could because volunteer enlistments weren’t keeping pace with the number of men being killed and wounded overseas. Borden knew the war could not be won without reinforcements and so he decided to pass the conscription bill.
Industrialization DBQ Throughout history the growth of cities around the world has caused various issues. The growth of Manchester during the nineteenth century caused many issues like over population and filthiness of the city, which have lead to many reactions like the ones from working people. The growth of Manchester led to many people moving there which caused Manchester to become over populated. With so many people living in Manchester it became a place of filth and ridden with disease. Due to the increase of workers’ wages were cut which made workers have bad reactions to the growth of Manchester.
During this time there were also many new technological advancements and life generally improved. However Source B seems to focus on the negatives of Industrialisation, which is made clear by the very first sentence of "At tremendous human cost" and refers to Industrialisation as a time of "social control, ruthless and cruel effects". This could be due to the fact that during Industrialisation caused many problems such as pollution increasing dramatically, working conditions were incredibly poor, and long and hard working days. People were moving into the cities and disease began to spread because of the overcrowded cities and the unsanitary living
33,651 American soldiers died during combat and 103,284 were injured. Their overall military expenses went from being 4% of GNP to a greater 14% from 1948 to 1953. The USA also suffered military setback in December 1950 where they had to draw back 300 miles in the face of Chinese soldiers which would have been incredibly humiliating for them considering their confidence at the start of the war. Because of all of these financial and military struggles, the Korean War would have been a disaster instead of a success for the USA. The war encouraged anti communist paranoia throughout the late 1940’s.
The number of troops mobilised was larger than had ever been seen in conflicts before. Besides the regular armies, Germany, Austria-Hungary and France were able to call up large numbers of reserve troops who had been trained through conscription. This saw all men were required to undertake three years of basic military training. The original BEF also changed to a conscript army and men aged 18-40 were called up to fight. One of the main causes of the war lasting so long was the failure of the Schlieffen plan.
Denesia Rollins Mr. McKinney History 134-015 12 March 2012 Analysis Paper #3 The Great Depression and World War II have changed the United States by the Changing Roles for Women. With American men enlisting in the war effort, the work force quickly diminished. Who would "man" the assembly lines in the factories to produce the needed items for the current war? The War marked and important watershed in the women status. With most of the men going into military service, the demand for labor struck up old prejudices about sex roles in the workplace, and the military.
To go along with the 4,400 Americans that wont be coming home to their families, there were over 32,000 Americans wounded in this war. So was this $4 trillion dollar war really wort our time and the lives it cost us? I say no, I feel we spent far too long helping a country that wanted nothing but for us to leave their country for years. We have cost too many lives, and have changed too many lives with injuries to justify a war where we simply just pull out. The results did not justify the losses America took, including how negative our image has become over the years, the financial hole we dug ourselves into, and the way we've affected Americans for the
They’ve been cheated, exploited, and they despise the ones who have caused them their hardships. Giant industries really had an enormous amount of control at the turn of the century in the United States; the greed of the powerful ones has turned the American Dream into a nightmare for an ordinary worker. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair seemed to really want to expose the evils of capitalism, and the suffering of the wage earners. After reading this book I also learned how the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 came about. It’s amazing how long it took them to finally sign off on those acts because of how horrendous the working conditions were.
Throughout the french revolution, radical and social upheaval affected french society. The french society underwent its own transformation as the public resented the privileges of the clergy and aristocracy. Two expensive wars caused a financial crisis and years of bad harvest. Secondly the industrial revolution was a factor in the emergence of modernism. The industrial revolution, over time, changed the lives of all Europeans.