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While this chapter covers World War II it is important to look at some of the outcomes and civil rights movements caused by this war. Due to a looming war, Congress approved the first Peacetime Draft in October of 1940, President Roosevelt calling for a “great arsenal of democracy.” While 15 million Americans joined the military it should be noted that due to this draft not all of them were willing recruits. America gave up its last apprehensions to join the war completely after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Americans of all ethnicities flocked to defend our country. Sadly military units remained segregated but after this war no Military unit was ever segregated again. African Americans were put into units separate from other soldiers, echoing Jim Crow laws though out the military. Despite racism some of these units served above and beyond the call of duty …show more content…

Native Americans and Hispanic Americans were not segregated. This in part had to do with the vital work done by ethnic Units such as the Navajo “Code Talkers”, using Native American Codes; Allied forces were able to communicate without having their information decoded by Axis powers. The Rights of Women start to come to the forefront during this war as well. In America, women are for the first time entering the work force to replace the men fighting the war, and female soldiers begin to play a significate role in the military. Mostly their roles are that of vital Nurses but a handful are put into active roles as pilot escorts for non-combat supply and plane movements. On the Homefront the war also had an impact of the Gay and Lesbian community. Even though most groups kept silent due to persecution, large cities across the nation began developing vibrant gay and lesbian neighborhoods due to the Wartime migration. These areas become the centers for the gay rights movements of the 1960’s and

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Prior to the executive order African-Americans and other minorities were often segregated into separate units from the whites. The African-Americans were often assigned menial tasks in the rear and rarely saw combat. Harry Truman’s thoughts of the African-Americans changed when the united states became embroiled in a war with the soviet union.

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Registration Darius Grant Croissant One- During world war two 2.5 million African Americans signed up for draft. Also black women volunteered in large numbers. Still while blacks were serving they still experienced discrimination and segregation. Caption about the picture above. Doris Miller Miller was from Texas he was aboard USS Virginia at Pearl Harbor 1941.

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2. There was also younger men that enlisted in the war as well as women in different areas in the war. For example, Mexican women were apart of WAAC, WAVES, and WASP units. It was not uncommon for all the males in a Mexican household to go and serve and join war efforts.

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World War 2 had changed life on the homefront and completely switched gender roles. As men went off to war the women had to replace their jobs and work in factories manufacturing firearms, bullets, vehicles, etc. The boys who were not old enough to go to war collected scrap material to make items for the soldiers. People even had to put a certain type of shades on their windows to stop light from being seen on the outside in fear of giving the enemy bombers a target. World War 2 even started many social justice movements to stop racism even though it was still present during the war.

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The statement that “the Home Front during World War II provided many social groups in American society an opportunity for advancement that they would not have otherwise had” is somewhat valid since not all social groups received such opportunities. Women are a specific example of a group that benefitted economically and socially from the war. Advertisements and propaganda encouraged women who had never entered the workforce before to “find their war job” (Doc. 2). New jobs had opened

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Yet, like the rest of America in the 1940s, the armed forces were segregated” (“Claudia, Reinhardt and Bill Gazel”). The predominantly

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The war effort brought unity to a nation divided by widespread economic distress. More than 16 million Americans from all segments of the population enlisted in the military during the war, connected by a common thread of patriotism. Jerry Vooris, a Representative from California, noted that nearly one-third of the soldiers from his state were Latin-American (Document 2), while Minnie Maffett, the president of the National Federation of Business and Profession Women’s Clubs, observed that women were enlisting by the thousands in the Women’s Army Corps and related organizations (Document 8). Minorities proved to be especially vital to the war: the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African-American flying unit in the military, and Navajo “code talkers” transmitted secure radio messages in their native language for the Marines (Document 11). On the home front, Americans likewise rallied around the war effort, encouraged by government propaganda.

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The 1940’s marked the beginning of the most devastating war in the world history, the World War II. The commencing of the war and the United States subsequent involvement after Pearl Harbor, meant that most of the US male population was drawn towards the war effort. That included many Mexican-Americans who contributed both on the frontlines and at the home front. Mexican-Americans viewed the war as a chance to demonstrate their patriotism for the United States, as well as an escape route of the constant discrimination they endured back home and thousands of them voluntarily joined the military branches to go fight overseas. In addition to that, many more took part in the war by being drafted into the US military service, although many “fell

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The United States mobilized resources and opinion for the war effort by distributing Progressive value across the world and by promoting national unity, self-sacrifice and “social justice.” Men were required to register for the military under the Selective Service Act of May 1917, making Roosevelt and other Progressive’s desires come to life. War Industries Board agency was established for purchases of war supplies.

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Randolph’s argument successfully persuaded President Roosevelt to pass Executive Order 8802 on June 25, 1941, which emphasized there shall not be discrimination based on color, race, or national origin inside the U.S defense industry. Not only did this allow African Americans to have more jobs and decrease the employment rates of African Americans, but with the executive order, it established a Fair Employment Practices Committee to show a gradual notion towards ending discrimination and opening more doors for African Americans. President Roosevelt's executive order only desegregated defense industries however, it did not desegregate the armed forces, and there was still two separate troops, the whites

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African Americans experienced increased opportunities during World War II. Although segregation and discrimination still existed, the war effort made it necessary for African Americans to be involved in the military and in factory work. This resulted in greater visibility and recognition of African Americans' contributions to the war effort and helped shift attitudes towards greater acceptance and integration after the

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The results of the Selective Service Act of 1917 were great compared to the draft instated less than half a century before. The American people’s reaction was much more accepting in the World War I

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“The Draft,” as it is commonly referred to, was enacted in September of 1940. Even though the United States was not yet involved in World War II when the act was passed, President Roosevelt regarded it as a vital method of training American men for military service. By 1940, tensions between the United States and Germany were rising as the Nazis had invaded numerous European countries and the news of concentration camps was spreading. Throughout July of 1940, England was the next country to face Nazi aggression, as they faced attacks from the German airforce and navy. With fears that America would be the next country to face a German invasion, Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, also proclaiming, “America stands

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American Women during World War 2 had many responsibilities at war, work, and home. But they did not have many equal rights compared to the rest of the society. The women’s rights and responsibilities topic is very interesting. One is understanding and knowing the history about the responsibilities women had to do and how hard working they were. This topic is very important because there was a big change in women’s rights and responsibilities during World War 2.

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The home front became a nation of working women and African-Americans, who not only worked in factories to produce goods needed for the war, but also cared for

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