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Social Impact of WWII: The African American ExperienceAfrican American StudiesMobilizing the Economy for WarWartime production officially ended the Depression______________________: Established to coordinate production of war materialsHalted production of ______________________ materialsConservation of goods: Ex: Imposed national ______________________ to conserve ______________________Mobilizing the Economy for WarOffice of Price Administration: To curb wartime ______________________Set price ceilingsEstablished ______________________ of critical goods (meat, butter)National War Labor Board: To keep workers in factoriesImposed ceilings on wage ______________________Required 30 days ______________________ before ______________________Many unhappy workers still went on strikeBuilding up troops______________________ men and ______________________ women enlistedTo keep production going, certain groups of workers ______________________ from draftStill, drain on agricultural workers led government to create ______________________ program with Mexico. EFFECTS ON THE HOMEFRONT: IMPACT ON SOCIETY: Demographic Shifts____________________________________________ to West, esp. Californiarapid ______________________ of some western states (California)African-Americans During WarDouble Victory campaign: Victory against ______________________ abroad, and ______________________ at homeSome victories: more ______________________ opportunities, increased migration to ______________________ and ______________________ (esp. CA)Still, much ______________________: African Americans paid ______________________, discriminated in ______________________, in public ______________________The Double V Campaign V for Victory- V for equality at homeAfrican Americans started the ______________________They remained ______________________, yet pushed for ______________________ for blacks. It was very important that the campaign show ______________________ towards the war effort, since the black press had been criticized for pushing their own agenda ahead of the national agenda. CORE: The Congress of Racial Equality CORE was founded in 1942 by James Farmer and others______________________ to Dr. King and movement in 1950’sUsed ______________________ means to force equalityUsed sit-ins to force changeThe group's inspiration the book ______________________ which outlined Mahatma Gandhi's step-by-step procedures for organizing people and mounting a nonviolent campaign. African-American ResistanceAfrican Americans begin organizing: 1941: ______________________, a black labor leader, threatened to march on Washington to protest prejudice against African-American workersIn response to threat, Roosevelt banned ______________________ in government agencies.Established the ______________________ to insure equal treatment for African-Americans and other minorities in war industries. Still, results limited. When GIs returned, blacks still first to lose jobs.All of this is an important ______________________ to Civil Rights movement.African Americans in the Armed ForcesAfrican-American soldiers played a ______________________ role in ______________________Nearly ______________________ served in Europe and accounted for ________ of the military forcesBlacks were still forced to fight in ______________________ during WWII.The ______________________ were black fighter pilots who destroyed 400 enemy aircraft by the end of the war. Racial Discrimination abroad…Despite the numbers they faced racial discrimination:Racially ______________________ forcesAfrican Americans were often classified as _______________________ and were not allowed on the ______________________Mostly given support dutiesNo African Americans were given the ______________________ during either world warAfrican Americans on the HomefrontThe Struggle for ______________________ continued on the home front as well as in the militaryIn the South, segregation continuedCivil rights still a struggleUnemployment was ______________________ for all segments of the black communityBlack migration – over ______________________ migrated to the northern industrial citiesForced to live in crowded urban areas called ______________________ Concentrated neighborhoods of ______________________Two Americas??Attitudes of Americans in 194260% of whites thought blacks ______________________ with their conditionMost blacks ____________________________________________ riots – 34 people killed (1943)______________________ riots (1943)FDR did not push Civil Rights as a priority “I doubt we can bring about perfection ______________________.”
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