The Impact of WW2
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- Created on: 11-12-17 00:52
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- THE IMPACT OF WW2
- Women
- 350,000 served in the armed forces
- The WAAC served worldwide
- Women's Armed Service Act 1948, allowed women to be integrated into the army
- By 1945, nearly 1 out of every 4 married women worked out of home
- 'Rosie the Riveter'
- They rarely earned more than 50% of male wages
- Women's help on the home front
- Unprecedented opportunity, but it was only temporary
- 1 in 3 aircraft workers were women
- 1 in 2 munitions and electronic workers were women
- Arguably paved the way for the feminist movement
- African Americans
- Double V Campaign
- 1 million black people were enlisted in the army
- Arguably paved the way for the civil rights campaign
- Wages were half of whites
- 1945, integrated units appeared for the first time
- Truman issued an executive order in 1948, to desegregate the armed forces
- 167,000 served in the Navy, initially as cooks and attendants but then as soldiers
- Black women also volunteered in large numbers
- The military offered a reliable salary (good for escaping poverty)
- The media did not however mention many black people
- The NAACP membership rose from 50,000 to 500,000 during WW2
- Women
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