WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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They enlisted in non-combat military positions and they worked in factories building war supplies.
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They fought bravely on the front lines.
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The flew combat missions over Germany.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, translators and, in rare cases, on the battlefield.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1945 millions of women were working to supply the military with aircraft, ships and ammunition. Not only were women encouraged to volunteer to raise funds, take in evacuee children, ‘dig for victory’ in their gardens, and take jobs in war work factories – they were also asked also to join military ranks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women in the war Approximately 350, 000 American women joined the military during World War II. They worked as nurses, drove trucks, repaired airplanes, and performed clerical work. Some were killed in combat or captured as prisoners of war.
Detailed explanation-4: -More than 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. During the Civil War, however, American women turned their attention to the world outside the home. Thousands of women in the North and South joined volunteer brigades and signed up to work as nurses.