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How did issues related to race affect the functioning of the U.S. Military during World War Two? Race in World War Two was a big problem. It has been a problem for years, and is still going on, to this day. The people in action during World War two, and the Military itself, had a huge impact on the people. Segregation being a huge impact on everyone. It caused uninvolvement from within the war. As we were fighting against one large enemy, we had a small battles within our Military. From it being the segregation of blacks, to women getting treated lower than the rest of the military. The racial issues involved in World War Two got severe and later got brought into disagreements, and sometimes it seemed as though our Military was falling apart, …show more content…

As soon as they had some people that could talk in Navajo, they recruited people to code talk, and put them in a Navajo code talker boarding school. The code talkers were never really praised for their high, efficient work. As time passed the declassification of the operation in 1968 happened. This caused uproar in the highest regard, as they were praised for their intelligent studies, and immense work and help to the U.S military. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan gave the code talkers a ‘Certificate of Recognition’ and established that on August 14, there would be a “Navajos Code Talkers Day.”

How did segregation affect the African Americans in World War Two?
African Americans want to defend their country, but when they try they are faced with hard times. Segregation, discrimination, and more. African Americans are not viewed as equal men to white soldiers, and they are not given the same opportunities. This because the color of their skin. Though being hated and mistreated, they did their job as best as they could.

Granted the United States Armed Forces being segregated until 1948, it didn’t stop people from putting African Americans apart from the rest of

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