Throughout history many battles have been fought, in the front of the US, all for the need of utilities, but how did these battles help to form the United States the way it is now? WWII was the only war to be fought twice, giving it the name the second world war. World War II was one of the deadliest wars in history; being fought against the axis powers in 1939 through 1945. All the hardships that the United States had to get through really formed the way the United States is now. After the US won the war, with the help of the allied powers, the US change for the better; giving women more freedom, the economy came to a boom and racial discrimination diminished.
One of the greatest changes in the United States after the war was giving women …show more content…
African Americans and Latinos were dosed off to be isolated and not be useful for anything. During the war, more than one million blacks migrated to the North, once lived in the South, to find better working opportunities. With the war in session the government had no use but to obtain openings for the war, so in return for the lack of troops, African Americans were allowed to join the military. While in the military, African Americans were still very racially profiled. They were treated very poorly within their grounds. They provided them with only all black outfits and they were not allowed to have a role in combat. The African American race went through some very hard times but despite the rough pain they suffered, Roosevelt managed to create an Executive Order 8802 that claimed to prohibit racial discrimination. “There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin" (Roosevelt D Franklin). African Americans weren’t the only race to be racially discriminated, but the Latino race was also racially profiled. The Latino race didn’t have it as hard compared to the African American race, but they still had it decently bad. Latinos, mostly Mexican Americans, were very hated by American sailors, which caused the battle of the Zoot Suit Riots to break out in 1943. Over 500,000 Latinos served
One of the greatest changes in the United States after the war was giving women …show more content…
African Americans and Latinos were dosed off to be isolated and not be useful for anything. During the war, more than one million blacks migrated to the North, once lived in the South, to find better working opportunities. With the war in session the government had no use but to obtain openings for the war, so in return for the lack of troops, African Americans were allowed to join the military. While in the military, African Americans were still very racially profiled. They were treated very poorly within their grounds. They provided them with only all black outfits and they were not allowed to have a role in combat. The African American race went through some very hard times but despite the rough pain they suffered, Roosevelt managed to create an Executive Order 8802 that claimed to prohibit racial discrimination. “There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin" (Roosevelt D Franklin). African Americans weren’t the only race to be racially discriminated, but the Latino race was also racially profiled. The Latino race didn’t have it as hard compared to the African American race, but they still had it decently bad. Latinos, mostly Mexican Americans, were very hated by American sailors, which caused the battle of the Zoot Suit Riots to break out in 1943. Over 500,000 Latinos served