Wednesday, April 24, 2013

U.S. Gets Ready for the Fight

1. Who was Philip Randolph and why did he and president Roosevelt meet?
- Philip Randolph was an African-American labor leader, they met because African-Americans were not treated well and President Randolph wanted to call off the March. They settled an agreement together and in the end workers were able to have equal participation without discrimination because of race, creed, color, and national origin.

2. Who were the the WAAC's and why were they important to the war effort?
- The WAAC's were Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, they were women soldiers who were important because they did essential work for example: Radio operators, nurses, ambulance drivers, etc;

3. How well did African-Americans do during WWII?
- African-Americans were treated bad because of discrimination. They had to live in restricted segregated nighborhoods.


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