HIST 1010 Chapter 8: SHOCK OF WAR 3
5 Jan 2018
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Chapter summar of reading shock of war . The third and final way kennedy shows the wars impact is through economics. Wars are coastly and nations struggled to keep up with the battle because of economic depletion. Nations looked for help from the homefront to take over the work force while the men were away at. Kennedy proves this argument by bringing in the examples of japan and america, the japanese government consripted 1. 5 million men for factory work; they were eventually joined. But its deference to traditional values was such that the regime hesitated to direct women into factories, though it did pass a decree mobilizing single females in. Still, womens participation in the workforce only rose by 10 per cent over the war, Compared to 50 percent in the united states . 6 women took over mens roles to keep the. Many countries helped the war effort behind the lines by providing in beneficial ways through food and weaponry.
