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  2. American women in World War II - Wikipedia

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    American women in World War II became involved in many tasks they rarely had before; as the war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale, the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. Their services were recruited through a variety of methods, including posters and other ...

  3. Women in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Several hundred thousand women served in combat roles, especially in anti-aircraft units. The Soviet Union integrated women directly into their army units; approximately one million served in the Red Army, including about at least 50,000 on the frontlines; Bob Moore noted that "the Soviet Union was the only major power to use women in front-line roles," [2]: 358, 485 The United States, by ...

  4. Women in the world wars - Wikipedia

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    Women in World War II took on various roles from country to country. World War II involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. Rosie the Riveter became an emblem of women's dedication to traditional male labor. [4]

  5. Military history of the United States during World War II

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    Thus, the Americans concurred with the British in the grand strategy of "Europe first" (or "Germany first") in carrying out military operations in World War II. The UK feared that, if the United States were diverted from its main focus in Europe to the Pacific (Japan), Hitler might crush both the Soviet Union and Britain, and would then become ...

  6. War bride - Wikipedia

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    After World War II, many women in Japan came to admire the personal attributes and status of American soldiers, while there was also mutual attraction to Japanese women among American servicemen. [7] [8] British women were attracted to American soldiers because they had relatively high incomes, and were perceived as friendly. [9]

  7. Hispanic Americans in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Hispanic women were discouraged from working outside the home prior to World War II, even more than other American women. [5] During World War II, the broad changes in the role of women caused by a need for labor on the home front affected the role of Hispanic women, [5] who worked as secretaries and nurses, helped build airplanes, [106] made ...

  8. World War II veterans take off for France for 80th ... - AOL

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    More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group ranges from 96 to 107 years ...

  9. History of the United States (1917–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The unemployment problem ended in the United States with the beginning of World War II, when stepped up wartime production created millions of new jobs and the draft pulled young men out of the labor pool. [91] Women also joined the workforce to replace men who had joined the forces, though in fewer numbers.