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Essay / American Minorities During World War II - 1439
During World War II, American society and its way of life underwent a drastic change. Men were needed in war and women stayed at home. People were distrusted and wrongly accused of something they didn't do. Some people were even pushed away because they were different. These people were America's minorities. Some of the most affected minorities were African Americans, women, Japanese Americans, and even young adults. What is a minority? A minority, in this case, is a person or group of people who are discriminated against because there is something about them that makes them different. Some of the reasons they are different are factors such as race, gender, and even age. However, the real question is how did the roles of American minorities change after World War II? World War II opened several opportunities for African American men during and after the war. First, blacks were able to join the Army, Navy, and Air Force” (Reinhardt and Ganzel 1). African Americans were allowed to join the military because they were needed, but they would be trained separately and placed in separate groups from white men because America was still prejudiced. (Reinhardt and Ganzel1). The same was true for African Americans who joined the Navy, except they were given menial jobs instead of huge jobs (Reinhardt and Ganzel 1). African Americans who joined the Army Air Corps were also segregated (Reinhardt and Ganzel 1). African Americans in the Army Air Corps, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, were sent to the black Tuskegee University for their training (Reinhardt and Ganzel 1). They became one of the best known flyer groups during World War II middle of paper......ry. Np, and Web. March 18, 2014. .Reinhardt, Claudia and Bill Ganzel. “Minority Civil Rights During and After World War II.” Minority civil rights during and after World War II. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014. “Resettlement and Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II.” Calisphere. Regents of the University of California, nd Web. March 17, 2014. .Salinger, J.D. The Rye Catcher. [1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 1951-1945. Printed. (Primary) Werner, Emma J.. “Second World War 1941-1945”. United States History: Modern America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. 365. Print.MLA formatting by BibMe.org.