The world staggered in the aftermath of World War I. After the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, countries were left angry and frustrated; and America, though not as injured as those countries friendly with her, sat just as shell-shocked as others. For nations all over the world, the reality of the Great War affected economies and family units, debt was high and many families had lost loved ones. In America, battle deaths in World War I totaled over 55,000, with another 63,000 dying during military service, leaving the family structure challenged and changed. For children surviving this period, World War II would take on a different connotation as they, now as adults, faced their own responsibilities in a precarious and wounded world. The familial …show more content…
Kennedy, the world found itself on the brink of another worldwide war. For Americans, however, cynicism and discouragement fueled by empty pockets and lack of jobs met the new threat of war that loomed with an air of isolation and commitment to seclusion in terms of aid to European Allies. Parents, as children of the first war, remembered the debt and loss of life that they experienced within their own families, as well as the death experienced worldwide. Adding these memories to a ravaged economy, American adults wanted nothing to do with the brewing tensions in Europe, and though the Great Depression, and President Roosevelt’s subsequent New Deal, roused a new interest in politics for many, parents remained more concerned with finding jobs and earning enough money to keep food in the mouths of their children. Little did they know, however, that World War II would wipe out the Depression “at a stroke.” Despite the apprehension of war felt in America, Pearl Harbor would catapult the country into a war it initially hid from, and brought a new mindset to the …show more content…
The war effort on the homefront did not end with the working mother; children, too, found themselves fighting the fight at home. Whether by selling war bonds or gathering scrap, children had a place in the struggle. The employment of children in the sale of bonds came upon the nation in the government’s use of sentimental marketing. Children’s involvement in scrap collection, which was undertaken in an effort to collect as many materials as possible for the government and military to create what they needed for war. Since the end of the Great Depression, a time that saw many children taking employment when and where they could in order to contribute financially to their families, children had no longer been required, or expected, to work. With fathers becoming soldiers, and many mothers taking on their own occupations outside the home, children were the most free of society in terms of time. Their ability to gather the materials needed, then, caused a heavy encouragement to do so through
The speaker of the speech is Florence Kelley. She was a political and social reformer that fought heavily for the fairness of children’s rights in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The occasion for writing this piece was the amount of children working in factories during the period to support their families. The intended audience of the speech were America’s leaders since she wanted to give children regulations work hours. The purpose of writing this speech is to get her message across which is that children should have to be work in the factories, that is for older men and women.
At this time in history, there were “two million children under the age of sixteen” working to provide for their families, and some kids beginning labor at the tender ages of “six and seven years (in the cotton
1. Source 2 was created during the Roaring 20s. The historical context of the time happened during consumerism. Throughout the 1920s as a results of mass production, new products on the market, and improved advertising techniques, the consumerism radically came.
When World War II first began in 1939, the United States was still suffering from crippling economic debt and lack of jobs for its citizens, though the average GDP had been growing by 9% each year. When Britain and France declared war, President Roosevelt decided to provide aid towards the allies and shift the manufacturing of weapons into high gear for both British and American Armies. With this shift came a steady decrease in unemployment that helped balance the U.S. economy. Our economy and confidence continued to steadily recover until the attack on Pearl Harbor, where in response the United States unanimously joined the war effort.
During World War 1, the demand of food was high. The US provided for not only their own soldiers, but also those of other nations, and even the civilians in the rampaged neighborhoods. The farmers had confidence and used the income from the government to buy more land and machinery on credit. Banks supported the farmers while the industry boomed. When the war came to an end, the demand dropped but the supply rose.
However, with that brought competition to white Americans, who were looking for anything to bring Japanese Americans down. Pearl Harbor was that something that set the wheels in motion for one of the darkest events in US history. A battle a supposed battle of security vs rights formed. Which lead to the internment of Japanese Americans and Immigrants. Through the internment of Japanese
World War 2 had changed life on the homefront and completely switched gender roles. As men went off to war the women had to replace their jobs and work in factories manufacturing firearms, bullets, vehicles, etc. The boys who were not old enough to go to war collected scrap material to make items for the soldiers. People even had to put a certain type of shades on their windows to stop light from being seen on the outside in fear of giving the enemy bombers a target. World War 2 even started many social justice movements to stop racism even though it was still present during the war.
The end of WWI was a period known as the Roaring Twenties. Most were hoping for a period or happiness and delight. The US started to turn over from a time of war to a time of peace and celebration. Everyone spent money on improving their everyday lifestyle.
In the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, Planet Earth was entering World War II. At the beginning of the war, the U.S. insisted on staying neutral in the war, and practice isolationism. The United States continued their practice until December 7, 1941 when Japan bombed pearl harbor. Congress declared war on Japan almost immediately, and the U.S. entered the war. The war never entered the United States homefront, but it impacted it greatly.
The American culture began to change after World War II. Everyone wanted to settle down after the war, who wouldn't want to start a family after surviving a world war? “They wanted to settle down and start something of their own” says Bill Smith, a baby boomer and Vietnam veteran. This change of culture consisted of many men who had just gotten out of the war to move to suburban areas and have children. The veterans were seeking happiness.
Many parents needed their wages to make ends meet. In Document C from The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets by Jane Adams 1909, Jane states how children enter factory life when the law allows them to, and children end up not having childhoods. She writes that people are so caught up with the marvelous achievements of their industry and end up forgetting the children who have to work to help out as well. In Document G, a court case Hammer v. Dagenhart 1918, the father of two sons one under fourteen years old and another one between fourteen and sixteen explains his concern about the exploitation of his children in a cotton mill. He says its concerning that children are allowed to work more than eight hours a day and six days a week.
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese ranks second as it saved America from the great depression, changed the political landscape of the country and altered the future of the United States more drastically than any other event. The surprise attack left FDR with no choice but to wage war against Japan, leading to waging war against the Axis powers. However the true feat of history accomplished was America's mobilization for war soon after, ending the great depression, bringing full unemployment, and a new wartime economy. “With a farewell to normalcy an appreciation of the greater opportunities that the war crisis presents, public administrators today have an opportunity to enhance and permanently to establish the prestige of their calling in the United States”(Brinkley 175) The attack on pearl Harbor brought both devastation and prosperity to the United
World War One helped make the United States the world power it is today by the Boom in Americas Economy, The Growth of the United States Military, and all of the new strategies and new technology. To start off, let’s talk about The Boom in Americas Economy. The United States traded with the Allies before the United States joined the war and during the war which gave the U.S. more jobs,money, and more joy. When the United States started to trade with the Allies, it also built support for them/ Allies. The information comes from the “Effects of World War 1” sheet that was given in class.
(pbs.org) But a source of labor was high in demand since most of the men left to fight in the war. This opened up many opportunities for the minorities in America, especially women. Before the war, women didn’t have outside jobs. Their role was to tend to family affairs and stay at home while the husband worked to make a living.
Women at the time had to work double shifts, meaning they’ll work at a job then come home and fulfill home duties such as cooking, cleaning, and taking care of their children. From being depicted as people who must stay home and take care of the home, to going out and getting a job that will support her, her family, and help the war effort, this was a breakthrough for women at the time. Document G, from 1940s.org, delineates women’s life at work and at home. This document expressed how women were able to save the money they earned do the reality that they were not able to spend it on much at the time. After the war, women were able to buy houses and consumer goods that were not available during the war.