The Effect of the Second World War on the Lives of the British
The war brought changes to everyone living in Britain during and after
the Second World War. It didn’t only bring massive changes but also
smaller changes to people’s everyday life. Some people saw these
changes as beneficial but to most people these changes only brought
more suffering and pain to the already distraught Britain. Different
types of people in Britain suffered different types of changes
depending on their gender, age and social background.
Firstly, men were considered to having been affected the most by the
war. From early on in 1939 men were conscripted to fight in the war.
All fit men between the ages of 18 to 41 had to sign up. This meant
they had to leave their families and go face what might even be
death. A source from www.ppu.org.uk shows how “60,000 objectors were
sent to prison” demonstrating the huge amount of people who didn’t
want to fight. Many men were also part of the RAF, fighting
constantly with no time to rest as shown in source D3. This source
and source D5 are government issued which means that they aren’t as
reliable as source D6 and D4. We know this from the purpose of the
source and the time it was written. This image of people happy to make
sacrifices as suggested by the government was because they were
constantly fighting in battles and protecting the air space. Not only
did the war affect the men who were fighting but also those men who
were still working or were unfit to fight. The photographs from
sources D5 and D6 show how men had to volunteer due to the terrible
air raids. Some men lost family members and got hurt themselves as
demonstrated in the first source of D6. We know these sources are
reliable because they are photographs and they are probably taken from
a neutral aspect to capture the horrors of war.
World War Two, like other great wars, impacted the lives of many people, and although widely remembered in a negative light, World War Two changed the social attitudes of the majority. Especially in the Borough of Bexley.
[4] From the memoirs of J.B Gent a Child in the war who lived on
Social, Political and Economic Effects of WWI. Everywhere in the world heard the sound of things breaking." Advanced European societies could not support long wars or so many thought prior to World War I. They were right in the way.
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.
Wurld Wer 2 wes e wer loki nu uthir. It wes e griet wer thet chngid thi wurld end kollid meny piupli. Thos wer chengid thi wey thi wer luukid et Cenede, end thi wey Cenede luukid et otsilf. Wurld Wer 1 griw Cenede’s ondipindinci bat wurld wer 2 shepid Cenede’s ondipindinci end gevi Cenede e niw luuk. Wurld Wer 2 wes e cumplitily doffirint wer, thos wer elluwid piupli tu foght fur thior cuantry, end nut griet broteon, shuwong e niw sodi tu Cenede.
The Effect of World War I on Social and Economic Life in Britain The First World War changed a lot of things social and economically for Britain. These changes consisted of the diminishing international trade, the woman’s role, and changes in political issues and different attitudes to the war. I will show how far Britain’s economic and social state changed due to the war, causing negative and positive changes. Britain’s international export trade was a problem for Britain as during the war Staple industries relied heavily on exporting; they also relied on old markets such as Russia, the Far East and elsewhere which were closed to them because of the war.
Britain in the Age of Total War 1. The caption at the top of this source is very helpful in determining the usefulness of this source, because it tells us that this source was written by the publisher of the book, "Waiting for the All Clear", on the inside cover. Usually, this part of the book is used for advertising and commercial purposes, and so is not very useful in finding out about the response of the British people to the effects of the Blitz. This is because it contains no historical fact and is totally comprised of opinion. It makes suggestions that cannot be proven, like "out of terror and tragedy came courage".
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The Two World Wars were two huge worldwide events during the 20th century. These wars or years of violence contain facts and information that will forever go down into U.S. History. The great causes, new technology, and bittersweet outcomes is the information that will be explained throughout this essay. Let's take a few steps back into the 20th century as we learn all about the two World Wars.
The British Army and World War I In October 1915 the Derby Scheme was introduced; all men had to register and they were put into categories of age, marital status and occupation, under this scheme the young, unmarried and unskilled men were enlisted. In 1916 conscription was properly introduced in Britain to increase the size of the army. (b) During the course of the First World War, Britain was geared towards the aim of winning the war. Women of all social classes were involved in the war effort.
World War II caused many changes in government intervention in everyday American life. FDR's role as a leader during the war enabled him to gain more power for the president in order to make decisions for the country. During WWII, most of the American society stood behind the war effort, and supported him fully. The American people were able to shake off the last few signs of depression and help to turn the economy to war-time mode. The government did not need as much propaganda to encourage the American national pride.
Wars are good business. They create an immediate demand for a wide variety of materials needed by the government in order to fight the war. They create work opportunities for people that might not ordinarily be considered part of the normal work force. And, while not necessarily good for the soldiers engaged in the fighting, wars are always good for the businesses that provide the materials used in a war. The Second World War was very good for business.
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World War II, the war for survival, shaped the history and landscape of the twentieth century permanently. As such, many wrote about the troubles and trials they had faced due to this war and in particular the actions of Germany. Excerpts taken from Sebastian Haffner, Christabel Bielenberg, and Leni Riefenstahl all help us understand the effect Germany had on it’s citizens, as well as foreign powers. While Haffner and Bielenberg denounce the Nazis, Riefenstahl writes in favor of them, thus demonstrating the discord in the nation at the time.
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).