THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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After World War II, most women-
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earned as much money as men in the workplace
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were able to attend college for the first time
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worked in factory jobs because of the high demand for consumer goods
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returned to the home as the men returned from fighting overseas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After the war, most women returned home, let go from their jobs. Their jobs, again, belonged to men. However, there were lasting effects. Women had proven that they could do the job and within a few decades, women in the workforce became a common sight.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Second World War, women proved that they could do “men’s” work, and do it well. With men away to serve in the military and demands for war material increasing, manufacturing jobs opened up to women and upped their earning power. Yet women’s employment was only encouraged as long as the war was on.
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