Basically that was a women's typical role, men were constantly seen as being way above women, so therefore they would always be the ones who commanded or had the final word in what would be done. ... But when the men returned home, more often than not, women were expected to return to their original roles. ... A woman's role became that of nurse, seamstress, farmer, worker, and so on. ... The craze of Hollywood and theater also began during this time, and women took roles in writing award-winning plays, novels, poetry, and short stories. ...

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At the same extent, it cannot be claimed that states are substantially the same, but they are formally undifferentiated, being units playing a potentially equal role in the international stage. ... Before the war, in fact, the international landscape was quite homogeneous, all the units used to play an equal role, and the inter-state relations were not so complex, following simple rules. ... Here the question of globalisation arises, playing a crucial role in the game up to the current time. ...

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I find it sad that until recently the majority of my knowledge of Spain's Civil War came from Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls." Not that Hemingway wasn't a great writer, he was and was very knowledgeable of Spain, my knowledge of Spain, however should come from something more factual. ...

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Women's role during the war was crucial, as they helped organize home defense, and they provided themselves with uniforms and trained with riffles (Chenier, 2006). ... Since men had more of the upper hand at the time, women were placed back in their domestic roles. ... The belief that if they were able to fill the male's role when they were away, then they were more than capable to do those exact same roles even when they came back. ... In cause of the war women gained an experienced in the participation of male roles, and for many it was thrilling to take on a role unlike their own ...

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However, this essay will attempt to focus on the role of specific nations and how their leaders delivered their countrymen to the front lines of World War I. Before any one country can be identified as "most responsible- for the outbreak of war, one must first consider the parties involved and their role in Europe in 1914. ... So, I cannot place the blame squarely on the Tsar or Russia, despite their major role in the overall war. ... Finally, we examine the role of Great Britain. ... Least responsible, as I stated before, may have been the Serbians, who may or may not have playe...

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In reality, the things every man carried into the war were a representation of the role of man in a society and the influence of war on such roles. ... Firstly, O'Brien shows a man's role to love a woman, and how war interrupted this intimate relationship between a man and a woman. Lieutenant Cross is a symbol of a man's role to love a woman in the society. ... O'Brien also indicates the man's role in medicine and hygiene as well. ... The Narrator through Kiowa also portrays man's role in religion (O'Brien 3). ...

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"[The Volksgemeinschaft] satisfied the hopes and expectations of millions of the German people- Everyone had a role In the Volksgemeinschaft however for women this was a more specific role as Hitler saw women as weaker and inferior. ... Many women were happy to return to the more traditional role of housewife and mother. 2. "The role of women was confined to the role of family life and mother hood."" ... The reintroduced role of motherhood and looking after their husband were taught to girl at school. ... Girls and boys were educated separately and taught subjects that reflected their...

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The efforts of the Home Front during the Second World War played an exceedingly vital role in the overall outcome of the hostilities. ... To overcome shortages of workers in 1941 Britain introduced conscription for women to work or join forces in a non fighting role. By 1945 eight out of ten married women and nine out of ten single women had either joined forces in a non-fighting roles or were working in factories. ... The rapid advancement of technology and organization in conjunction with the efforts of the home front formed the imperative roles in the success of the Allied forces in World W...

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They were always given a certain "role" and were expected to fulfill those expectations. ... (Gluck 14) The "Rosie the Riveter" era should be remembered as important because it helped change women's roles in society. After the war women were expected to give up their jobs, and return to their normal role as house maker, and wife. ... It really opened up another viewpoint on life in general, and changed women's views on their roles in societies. ... Through Rosie women were able to change their lives, and roles in society to how women are regarded today....

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They were always given a certain "role" and were expected to fulfill those expectations. ... (Gluck 14) The "Rosie the Riveter" era should be remembered as important because it helped change women's roles in society. After the war women were expected to give up their jobs, and return to their normal role as house maker, and wife. ... It really opened up another viewpoint on life in general, and changed women's views on their roles in societies. ... Through Rosie women were able to change their lives, and roles in society to how women are regarded today....

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The air plane's role in the air force can be divided up into different categories reconnaissance and surveillance, fighters, bombers, and transporters. ... Parson thinks improved missile technology will make bombers inferior to what they have been, but also thinks there will be specialized combat roles for bombers (165) (IQ 2). ... They first appeared in World War I as scout planes but figured out to have a more important role combat wise. ... Fighters have specialized roles, night fighters and day fighters. ...

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All of this was due to the role that intelligence had during the entire conflict (Lewis, 2005). ... Captain Raymond Savage, who was Allenby's Biographer in addition to him being the deputy military secretary, had this to say about the role of intelligence: "It was very largely the daring work of young spies, most of them natives of Palestine, which enabled the brilliant Field Marshal to accomplish this undertaking so effectively. ... One of the men who played a major role in deceptive theatrics was Colnel Meinertzhagen with the famous "Haversack " stunt. ...

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For the first time, advertising played a large role in consumer spending as people now had money to spend. If they did not have the cash, credit played an important role in consumer spending because it allowed Americans to purchase goods and pay for them at a later date. ... While some say that the tax cut is a good one, one might ponder of how this is going to effect the masses of the people and it will be more interesting to see if this plays a larger role when President Bush runs for reelection in 2004, as it is certain the democrats will attack this. ... When World War II came in the la...

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But because we [the United States] refused to accept our new role and instead focus on going back to "normalcy" (Nye and Welch 115), the world fell into yet another global war. ... Once accepting our role as hegemon, the United States joined the United Nations and eventually established the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council in order to help us adjust and adapt to our new place in international policy. ... The "normalcy" that Americans in the 1900's were looking for by avoiding ...

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Christopher Browning writes a detailed history of the soldiers of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 and their role in the mass murder of Jews in Poland during the Second World War in his book, Ordinary Men. ... Christopher Browning accounts for the actions of Reserve Police Battalion 101 in Poland and the role which individual soldiers played in the mass murder of Jews during the "Final Solution." ... The experiment asked students to role-play a teacher and student. ... Psychology professor Philip Zimbardo constructed a mock prison experiment in which average American men took on the r...

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The role that the U.S. has played in the development and evolution of Latin American States differs markedly depending upon which of two time periods is under consideration: the first period dates from the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 through to shortly after WWII (to roughly the early 1960's), and the second period begins in the early 1960's and continues to the present. ... In accepting Centeno's theses, I will demonstrate that the U.S.' role in Latin America during the first period exacerbated the conditions, and reinforced the weaknesses that precluded de...

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This essay will go into detail about the Canadian roles in World War I and World War 2. ... It engaged in intense preparation for a role of counter-attack against the expected German assault. ... In the Battle of the Atlantic, Canada's major role was to escort ships in and out of England, ships that were providing the people with much needed supplies. ...

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This colossal conflict played a decisive role in destroying the Nazi regime: the German armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the Eastern Front. ... Fatal and persistent German underestimation of their enemy's strength played a crucial role in their eventual downfall. ... Eisenhower described Zhukov's role as "crucial to victory in Europe." ...

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The affairs of the Japanese, during the 1930's, were an important role leading to the destruction of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which brought the United States into the Second World War. ... Soon America would have to decide if they are going to take a much bigger role in the conflict between the Japanese and itself. ... This was thought that the United States was already in the war but played a small role. ...

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Military's Role in International Peacekeeping The United States should conduct peacekeeping operations in other countries. ... (Mackinlay 3) The traditional role of the United States Military is to protect the nation within its own borders. ... President has looked at security assistance as an important role in United States foreign and defense policy. ...

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Because these incidents went unpunished and the Japanese public rallied around them the military was able to push for greater militarism and an increasingly active role in government till the entire government was run by the military. ... So the army played a very important role in the rocky path that Japan followed towards militarism. ... Now the relationship between the Koda-ha and the Tosei-ha was that they were both fighting to gain control of the military and so throughout the Saito government of 1932-1934 and the Okada government of 1934 to 1936 they played an important role. ...

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After the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers, the media once again covered and exploited it, creating patriotism and unity against anti-Americans before reversing its role. ... In 2001, the media began to play another role as the puppet master with the public and the government. ... Despite that positive role, "the conduct and effects of modern mass communication [has become] variously seductive, alienating, subversive, corrupting, corrupted."" ...

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The traditional role of women in the family was forever changed as a result of the war; returning men suffered the effects of the war both mentally, and physically; and children's lives were forever changed, as families struggled to rebuild. ... Prior to 1939 600 000 women worked outside the traditional homemaker and housewife role. ... Men returned and many women were content to return to their previous full time roles in the home. ...

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He would of course have history rewritten giving him a bigger role when he becomes dictator. ... Almost all of the original Bolsheviks who had played a role in the Revolution where either executed or sent to the Gulog. ... To cover up his role in the controversy, Stalin demoted Ministry of Internal Affair's leader Nikolai Yezhov. ... The Nazis did play a huge role in killing many of the civilians, but Stalin never tried to save them, he just considered them a lost cause. ...

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Known as the "Roaring Twenties", the 1920s in America was overall a decade of great prosperity and optimism following the First World War. It was a phrase used to describe the period of sustained economic, cultural, and social success that existed in 1920s United States. The decade brought new forms...

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