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motivated by Revenge America moved quickly to fight back against the Japanese and the Axis power 5 million man rush to enlist into the armed services and The Selective Service Act drafted 10 million more even women in listed in served in non-combat roles free nut man for combat Duty the women's auxiliary Army Corps also known as wac were women who enlisted and served as nurses drivers and electricians in the are women accepted for voluntary emergency service or ways gave medical assistance as nurses in the military and the women Airforce service Pilots or wasps tested in flip an aircraft for the Air Force minorities face the Dilemma as to their role in the war effort questioned for a country that is associated who is yes and they join the fight about 1 million African-Americans served in segregated units in non-combat roles until 1943 after 1943 African Americans were put into service in the war what are the most famous African American groups during the war was the Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Airmen all black Fighter Squadron important because they proved African-American could serve their country as well as military combat ns5 in fact these soldiers fought in Germany and we're made up primarily of me saying or first generation Japanese Americans additionally over 300,000 Mexican-American serve in the war can salsa bravely serve the country they played a huge role in the Pacific Theater in particular the Navajo code talkers on the battlefield using their Navajo language as a code start so United States on the battlefield beer information which helped us to protect our Fleet in order to ensure the efficient production of wartime Goods the government took control the economy the office of price Administration or the OPA first prices on expensive did war Goods cheaper Goods meant the military could buy more than from private firms and that's make sure the military was fully stocked for the war effort the office of price Administration fix prices to a low level Goods like oil Rubber and aluminum all Goods at the military needed to win the war another government agency created during the war was the war production board wpb purchase board held scrap drives to recycle needed materials and allocate infants to the war after the main goal of the war production board was to reduce waste of needed materials for the war effort other government agency during the war was the national War labor board or the nwlb the national War labor board limited wages to keep cost of production slow and keep workers on the job the boy help to Foster cooperation between businesses and workers during the war effort to keep factories open and keep Goods being made government also help ration system during the war consumer given coupon books with the limited number of tickets consumers had to buy Goods with these tickets and then help pays consumption it insured Goods run out and whatever was needed by the military would be sent to them and plentiful numbers during the war of the American working class change significantly and benefiting greatly unemployment dropped to 1 20% by 1944 and we just increased by 10% good weather improve machinery and high demand increased Farmers profits and they were able to pay off loan from the Great Depression women began to take a larger role in the workforce making up 35% of it they rode to get more pay and they broke the mold of what a typical woman was supposed to be this is where we see the iconic image of when do the Riveter cannot be emphasized too much on a how big of a role women played in the factories making War Goods for the men fighting abroad Americans who hit financially by the Great Depression also got the opportunity to invest their money American save their money buying war bonds here's how war bonds work the American public would take their money and invest it with the United government in war Bots their government would issue the bond to the consumer in return for their money borrowing their money the government would then pay War Industries in order to make war materials for water like guns tanks ships planes and other supplies these supplies within reach the man who needed it oversees the Armed Forces once the war was won due to large American public donating their money the US government pay them back plus interest despite wartime advancements minorities face old prejudices both at home and military African Americans lived in segregated cities got lower pay and face violence James Farmer form core or the Congress on Racial equality to fight like the n-double-acp core became a leading group in the Civil Rights Movement another leader of this movement Was A Philip Randolph and he formed a black labor union to fight workplace equality despite the need for labor during the war African Americans were still hired laugh he felt it was unfair and wanted to make a change Mexican Americans also faced Prejudice during the war when American sailor was attacked by perceived Mexican-American wearing what is called a Zoot Suit which is known as a long suit which uses an excess of fabric Taylor's became outraged by the attack and this turn off what is known as the Zoot Suit Riots sing in Los Angeles is now still on the books not legal to wear zoot suit in the County of Los Angeles states where the Japanese Americans would help the enemy attack from within was real and because of this Japanese-Americans along the west coast suffered discrimination on February 12th 1942 without any probable cause Franklin Roosevelt issues the executive order 90662 military establish motorized zones along the west Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes at the point of a gun and move to these clothes camps within weeks 110,000 Japanese-Americans from California Arizona and Washington remove to internment camps two-thirds of them were nice safe or first generation Japanese Americans they were only able to bring what they could carry and many foster homes in their businesses for those Japanese Americans who didn't is our home when they return from the camps they found the homes ransack trash and vandalized in 1944 the Supreme Court heard a case korematsu versus the United States Fred korematsu was a Japanese-American who was interred with his family during the war he challenged the constitutionality of Japanese internment and a viola have a civil rights however in their decision the Supreme Court rule that the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans was Justified on the basis of military necessity or natural the Supreme Court essentially stated that based on the evidence provided time the United States and government inter Japanese Americans to protect the war effort from potential Espionage and sabotage do the war Japanese Americans form the Japanese-American Citizens League or jacl this group fought after the war for compensation for the Injustice the Japanese during the war in 1965 the United States Congress agreed to compensation but less than 10% of Japanese-American victims were compensated for the losses during the war in 1990 what is Congress promised $20,000 to any victims and President Bush apologize formally on behalf of the United States government with American soldiers struggling on the battlefield Americans at home going as well minorities and women were fighting for the acceptance that they deserved as contributing members of society in the United States government was trying its best to dig the American economy open depression and helped to fuel the war thousands of miles away

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