Post Ww2 Research Paper

he effort on the Canadian government and civilians did lead towards the allied victory of WW2 by the control of financial. In World War 2, paying for the war and waging the war were expensive, so the king figured out ways to pay it all, by raising income tax and selling Victory Bonds. The way of selling the Victory bonds is to sell it to people and a few years later, they would get their money plus the interest back. Meanwhile, the government could use this money to pay for the war effort. The Chinese Canadians raised $4 million in the relief funds and send $5 million to support the effort in China. The total expenses that the federal government spending on the War effort were $21 786 077 519 from 1939-1950. At the end of the war, the victory

In the article The Construction of the Ghetto by Massey and Denton, there are several policies and practices that still has its effect on racial structure today. Among the several practices and policies are the Government Issue (GI) Bill for veterans and housing loans. At a political view, the GI Bill for veterans helped them buy houses at a lower price due to their contribution in the war. Since White veterans have the GI Bill, they moved out to the suburbs during 1940-1970, which was during the time of suburbanization. Because Black veterans did not receive the GI Bill, they were unable to move out and buy houses. This effect is still present today, considering that in the statistics, Blacks are less likely than Whites to own houses.

Inquiry Skills—You will develop questions and plan investigations, evaluate change and continuity over time, develop credible explanations of historical events and developments based on reasoned interpretation of evidence, gather evidence, evaluate and use evidence, develop explanations and make persuasive arguments in support of your conclusions, and communicate your conclusions.

The effect of these policies may have afforded an array of opportunities to white Americans, but they had a very different effect on the African American population. The establishment of these policies contributed to a state of unequal and segregated housing among African Americans and whites referred to as the dual housing market. In a dual housing market, the price of any given home was assigned two separate prices depending on the race of the buyer. White families were being given substantially lower prices and more options by realtors for homes than African American families were. Realtors were at the root of this problem, “Chicago’s realtors were thus instrumental in the creation of a dual housing market both locally and nationally- that is, a “white” market of low

A major way the government accomplished this was through the use of government programs during the 1930s and 1940s (“Race- The Power of An Illusion: Explore 1905-1935”). One such of these programs subsidized loans for millions of home-buying Americans. As a result of this program, many were able to move into houses into the suburbs. However, in conjunction with this program, a national appraisal system was introduced which tied eligibility to receive a loan to one’s race (“Race- The Power of An Illusion: Explore 1905-1935”). This made it very difficult for nonwhites to utilize the government program, recieve loans, and therefore become homeowners.

Due to the successfulness of World War II, Americas society underwent superb economic and social growth. Between the years of 1939 through 1965, a change was seen within minorities, women's status, and the middle class lifestyle; subsequently, resulting in an all around better life for the citizens of America prior to World War II. As a result of the war, people were now open to segregation, women were a part of the workforce, and the possibility of owning your own house was more probable than ever. One might argue that the changes seen after World War II were not superior --due to reluctant fears for growth and change in America--; however, the changes seen after World War II were inevitable acts that helped shape The America now seen in 2016.

There was a time period of American history that people would remember the most about; it was the time from the Great Depression to the affluent society in the 1950s. It was memorable because government established many important laws that defined American's modern economy. Moreover, it rebuilt the federal government’s relationship to its citizens when Americans developed patriotism to stimulate the economy. In addition, the government played important roles in creating national wealth by setting up policies. These policies encouraged citizens to own business which rebuilt U.S. economy that led to an affluent society. Unfortunately, minor ethnic groups such as Japanese American during WWII and African Americans

After World War II returning veterans faced a shortage of affordable housing at home. The Housing Act of 1949 was passed in order to remedy the situation. Unfortunately, the act led to unforeseen complications that would exacerbate the urban crisis farther. Affordable high-rise housing built as a result of the act would force people who could afford it to move out into the growing suburbs and the poor devour the structures. As a result of displacement and previous Supreme Court decisions blockbusters would move African Americans into previous white neighborhoods which caused the movement of segregated districts within the cities to change.

Technology advanced very rapidly during WW2 for both sides in the war. “No war was as profoundly affected by science, math, and technology than WWII.” (Dr. David Mindell). It greatly aided the allies the most for their success. New technology contributed to great success in WW2 and has greatly accomplished great feats that we humans have accomplished. We have been able to break records and reach no heights because of technology created during WW2.

Home ownership in the United States was the epitome of power and wealth, and these individuals were unable to achieve either. The “racist housing policy” meant contracts and no financing, making it nearly impossible for black individuals to acquire a home (1). “Chicago whites employed every measure” (9). The housing market was in their control and for their benefit. The segregation of blacks from whites in communities was and still continues to be a prominent issue in many areas. For many people, it was inescapable. They would be evicted and put into a different scheme by somebody else to manipulate them out of the little money they had. The United States government did little to help the cause of the black Americans. For a country whose wealth benefited greatly from slaves, they did nothing to ensure that equality was established. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was established in 1934 to insure private mortgages, but redlining made it impossible for black people because they lived in “D” rated areas and were therefore ineligible for FHA services (10). The point is that the federal government did absolutely nothing to desegregate, making blacks feel unsupported and unwanted in the place they were supposed to feel at

World War 2 was one of the most important wars ever fought, because it was fought by many countries, many people were killed, and it shaped the world that we live in today.

The American way of life through homeownership has its roots in the 1950s, the war had just ended and houses were being mass produced. “Domestic Engineering (Oct. 1981) estimates that ‘Three out of five families became homeowners and suburban living became a national phenomenon.’” (Brohl 1). Owning a home quickly became the American way of life. Where did this leave African American families like Lena’s, they were excluded from towns and from being able to take out home loans that were exclusively for veterans and the rest of

Initially, while segregation in housing was legal, African-Americans were forced to live in certain neighborhoods, most of which were overcrowded and underfunded as the wealthier whites moved from city to suburb (“Housing”). In addition, the more prosperous African-Americans who had the ability to move into better neighborhoods were unable due to many suburbs not allowing minorities to live there or refusing to sell homes to minorities. Because a substantial segment of the middle-class white population moved to the suburbs, known as “white flight”, “cities became more polarized between the affluent and the poor” (“Fair”). The racist separation into lesser areas and increased poverty rates for African-Americans led to their continued economic oppression following civil rights legislation by forcing them to live in neighborhoods with worse conditions, such as poverty and overcrowding. Furthermore, as mortgage and foreclosure rates increased from financial discrimination, the quality of these neighborhoods began to decline rapidly. In 1990, houses within these lower rated neighborhoods were almost twice as likely to face overcrowding, and the estimated value of homes previously in the ‘A’ zone was $230,000, while in the ‘D’ zone, they were approximated to be worth just $89,000 (Appel and Nickerson). This stark contrast in value

The First World War, “the war to end all wars,” was an unnecessary bloodshed and 22 million people died needlessly but it was the inevitable outcome because of the political/militaristic feuds in Europe beforehand and allies forming to protect each other from enemy attacks. The Great War was a massive war fought by many countries and those countries faced many causalities including innocent civilians. Canada alone faced 6100 causalities but even with these many causalities little was achieved. Above all, the countries who fought were either forced to fight because of treaties or to end ongoing battles with their enemies.

When a soldier enlists into the military forces they know they are going in to fight for their country and freedom for everyone. They spend months training and preparing for the war and what to come. They learn to fight, shoot, and kill enemies, but what they do not learn is how to cope with the after math of the war. Soldiers in war every year come home with many post traumatic effects from what they had witnessed. During world war two this was known as shell shock; however what can be concluded is that world war two impacted the soldiers emotionally and physiologically from the time they entered to post war.