HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 21Outline of Previous LectureI. New Deal (FDR’s Plan)Outline of Current LectureI. World War II and Economic RecoveryII. African Americans and War MobilizationIII. Women and Mobilization – gender conflictsIV. Japanese-Americans and Racial HysteriaCurrent Lecture I. World War II and Economic Recovery GNP – doubles during the war Good working conditions, wages, union membership high New Deal and Mobilizationo War Production Board, War Manpower Commission, Office of Price AdministrationII. African Americans and War Mobilization 700,000 move north to get work Segregation and racism there, tooo Detroit race riot – 1943 Employment discriminationo Philadelphia Transit strike – 1944 Some Progresso The Federal Employment Practices Committee Black self-empowerment – unions, newspapers, etc.III. Women and Mobilization – gender conflicts Pink Collar Jobs Industrial jobs – increasing Government supporto Reflects traditional views of women Gender discrimination at the factory Latchkey Kids and delinquency Despite all this, working is a liberating experience for many womenIV. Japanese-Americans and Racial Hysteria March 1942 – Relocation beginsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Civil Rights violations – loss of homes, businesses, assets, dignity Supreme Court assentso Hirabayashi vs. United States (1943)o Korematsu vs. United States (1944) Irony – the glory of the 442nd Regimental Combat
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