The Long-Term Effects Of Ww2 On African American Women

During the Second World War, the United States experienced considerable domestic change to women in the nation's industriousness and the role the federal government played in racial wedges. Domestically, the war brought about sweeping changes to American life that would have long-term effects. Although African American relations improved crucially, they continued to face hardships which inevitably advanced to Japanese- Americans as well because of the racial tension provided by the war with Japan. During this war as the men fought, the women gained more control overall in nation affairs but also the country’s production; rapidly advancing how much was made but tipping the balance of who could use such advancements.

Women played a crucial

For more than simple housework women were needed for jobs which advertised would help the US win the war, like taxi and bus drivers, salespeople, elevator operators, farm workers, etc. Women's participation in traditionally male-dominated fields opened up new career paths for them after the war ended; some even continued working outside of their homes when returning veterans resumed their old positions at factories or businesses across America. This raised the issue of over industrializing parts of the country. Articles like “Watch the West Coast” by Carey McWilliam express how the West primarily industrialized wartime products as factories retooled for wartime production of weapons and equipment needed by U.S. troops overseas, like aircraft and construction ships. So post-war would be a serious threat to employment rates. He also depicts the struggle of reinstating over a million war workers back to civilian jobs; which were taken over by young men and women. Many

Jim Crow Laws still bled into 1940s America despite growing national sentiment towards racial equality. In 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, establishing fair employment practices by federal agencies, unions, and companies engaged in war-related work. The desegregation of the war gave African Americans a newfound sense of pride for America. African Americans fought for victory for their enemies at home and on the battlefield; simultaneously battling for their country and for their rights. African Americans made significant progress toward attaining full citizenship rights through various court cases challenging segregated public institutions such as schools, buses, restaurants, etc. These measures helped pave the way for a greater social justice movement post WWII era ultimately culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ending legal segregation nationwide. This positive reinforcement for African Americans had the opposite effect for Japanese Americans. Because this war was fought with Japan, many Americans believed they would become spies for the Japanese government; all negative connotations with the country leaked to all the innocent Japanese Americans in the nation. In 1942 President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 banishing all Japanese Americans to