HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 21 Outline of Previous Lecture I New Deal FDR s Plan Outline of Current Lecture I World War II and Economic Recovery II African Americans and War Mobilization III Women and Mobilization gender conflicts IV Japanese Americans and Racial Hysteria Current Lecture I II III IV World War II and Economic Recovery GNP doubles during the war Good working conditions wages union membership high New Deal and Mobilization o War Production Board War Manpower Commission Office of Price Administration African Americans and War Mobilization 700 000 move north to get work Segregation and racism there too o Detroit race riot 1943 Employment discrimination o Philadelphia Transit strike 1944 Some Progress o The Federal Employment Practices Committee Black self empowerment unions newspapers etc Women and Mobilization gender conflicts Pink Collar Jobs Industrial jobs increasing Government support o Reflects traditional views of women Gender discrimination at the factory Latchkey Kids and delinquency Despite all this working is a liberating experience for many women Japanese Americans and Racial Hysteria March 1942 Relocation begins These 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 assents o Hirabayashi vs United States 1943 o Korematsu vs United States 1944 Irony the glory of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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