How World War Two Affected People's Lives Everyone was affected in the World War II and many people were for the rest of their lives. All men, women and children had to change their way of life to some extent. Life became very hard. One of the reasons why people’s lives were affected was because of the raids. Raids seriously affected general life of the public every time you heard the siren go off you had to stop what you were doing and go in your shelter or the closest tube station to you, this mainly happened at night times so getting out of bed when the weather is not very nice would not be the nicest thing in the world. Everyone was also was handed gas masks encase of any gas bombs as you can imagine this would have been very annoying speaking to your neighbour wearing one of these and it would have been very hard to understand them because this makes a funny noise every time you spoke, so when the two ladies are speaking over the fence (in source1 booklet general) it would have been impossible to understand each other. This picture was created to boost people’s confidence saying life carried on the same as any other normal day. The impact of the blitz should not have been underestimated. In the blitz, Britain suffered more civilian than military casualties. (Quote taking from an historian book), in each week of September 1940, 40, 000 to 50,000 people lost their homes. In November, 4500 people were killed and thousands more were injured. In London alone 12,500 people died in December in Liverpool the biggest raid on the 3rd May 1941 included 500 bomb attacks. Fires burnt out of control because the water main was hit, the city lost some of its finest buildings. A fire fighter the SS Malakand was carrying 1000 tons of explosives received a direct hit and the noise was heard from over 30 km away, the docks around the ship were devastated as were tightly packed terraced homes of people who lived
“He was carried through the exit to the back street and lifted into a police car. The siren began to scream and at first he thought he was making the noise himself. He felt his lips with his hands. They were clamped tight. He knew then it was the siren. For some reason this made him laugh and he began to imitate the siren as loud as he could.” (185)
After the end of World War II, the United States went through many changes. Most of the changes were for the better, but some had an adverse effect on certain population centers. Many programs, agencies and policies were created to transform American society and government.
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In today’s day and age, there are so many excuses for distracted driving. Lives are put at risk every time a distracted motorist is on the road, and deaths have increased by a substantial amount in the last ten years. On Thursday, April 26th, 2014, one woman’s bad judgement cost her life (Hastings, 1). Not only was she affected, but her friends and family assuredly felt a pain in their hearts. In the few seconds it took Courtney Ann Sanford to post a few words on Facebook, it was enough to distract her from the road and to drive across another lane and through a median straight into a truck (Hastings, 1).
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Who started the World War 2?. World war 2 , also known as Second World War is a
World War II killed more people, destroyed more property, disrupted more lives, and probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war in history. It brought about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The exact number of people killed because of the war will never be known. Many nations came together to form the Axis. As they’re opposite the Allies totaled fifty nations by the end of the war. The early stages of the war are what got the attention of the U.S. Although, the U.S. was set on being on the sidelines of this war, Pearl Harbor was the deciding factor for her entry. The consequences of the war involved numerous deaths and even more power struggles after the war had ended. All together, World War II was a far-reaching, extremely destructive war that changed the world and its super-powers forever.
World War II had major effects on the economy, specifically the United States’ economy. Prior to the war, the United States suffered what is known as the Great Depression due to a stock market crash. The war helped bring the United States out of this depression by creating 17 million jobs in manufacturing supplies for the war. By the end of the war, wages had increased dramatically, about 50% higher than they had been in 1939 (Goodwin). Additionally, the United States’ economy improved because they gained from every country they overtook in the war. For example, when the United States defeated Japan, they gained economic power in Asia as well as England, and they also gained control of the oil reserves in the Middle East which also boosted their economy (“The Positive Effects of World
It's the day November 11, 1918, and world war 1 has just ended and I am living in Washington County with my family on our farm. With the warfighting, my mom has been pretty scared thinking that the war is going to come here and that there is going to be a lot of fighting. Pretty much all of my family has stayed and worked on the farm during the war.
The World War II era was important because it transformed American culture. While the men were fighting overseas, the women were working in factories and offices. Before the war, many women were housewives and were discouraged from getting a job. Families were separated, and many of the babies born during the war never knew their fathers. Meat, butter, milk, and cigarettes could only be purchased with coupons issued by the government, and many were responsible for growing their own vegetables. No cars were made during the war because factories devoted all their resources to making parts for tanks, planes and ships. As the demand for labor increased, many Americans had to leave their homes and move to the coastal areas where the defense plants
World War I and World War II were wars fought away from home, but still made a large impact on the people at home. Both wars required a lot of men fighting against the enemy forces, and because of that a lot of supplies were needed in order to sustain the soldiers. This meant that many people at home were heavily impacted by the need of human and natural resources. Specifically how the minorities were affected and what role they played in both the world wars. Many of the minorities faced racial prejudices during this time period, but this did not some of them from wanting to fight for their country.
One event from the United States history that has affected the economy and the global economy is World War 2. The war started on September 1st, 1939 and lasted until September 2nd, 1945. World War 2 was fought between two sides, the Allies and the Axis. The Allies were the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and China. The Axis was Germany, Italy, and Japan. The war started when Hitler, leader of the Nazi party, invaded Poland. This resulted in the start of the war because Britain and France declared war on Germany. The United States did not enter the war until 1941. Up until 1941, the United States wanted isolationism. The United States isolationism policy ended on December 7th, 1941 when Japan attacked the United States naval base,
World War II and the Holocaust has changed our society in ways that have framed our future. It has framed our future by showing that there are people, like Adolf Hitler, that will murder innocent people that have done nothing to take in persecution. What has the society done since this catastrophe?
World War II had a large effect on America, on how we were regarded in the world, on how our culture would grow and develop, and on how our citizens would develop and settle the land on their return. It brought people together for a while that were later torn apart, and changed the way Americans looked at higher education. Perhaps most importantly, it brought America to the world and served it up to them as something that could grow and become part of their culture, call it the Coca-Colonization of the world (Marling).
World War II was the most significant period in the 20th century. The armies of the Second World War were usually large organizations. The formation of which was made possible by the total war efforts of the combatant nations. Holding unceasing front lines in Europe, particularly in the Soviet Union, required the mobilization of hundreds of divisions in addition to other elements by both sides. (Wilson, 2002)