The Impact Of Second World War On African Americans After Ww2
Impact of the Second World War
Home-front experiences generally differed between people of different ethnicities, especially during the time after World War II. During the time after World War II, relocation was a major issue between certain groups in America. Relocation took place regularly after the Second World War, particularly with the African Americans who had a choice, and the Japanese Americans who were forced. The African Americans living in America after WWII were able to live a pretty decent lifestyle compared to the Japanese. Though many of the African Americans were enlisted into the army, there was a lot of segregation between them. Also, African Americans were required to replace the white men who left to fight in the War. …show more content…
The black people in the South were tenant farmers who were manipulated by the southern plantation owners. The black codes also played a big part on the manipulation of African Americans, which is why many of them wanted to migrate to the North for better opportunity. After the Second World War was through, many African Americans were denied the jobs that they had before the war. This was one of the ways that the civil rights movement eventually came to be in 1964, because blacks began to realize that there should be better job opportunities. The African Americans experienced some pretty unfair damage from segregation, but during the war, a lot of job opportunities as well as better lifestyles in the north began to develop. The home-front experience of the Japanese Americans in America was not one of the greatest. After the Japanese attack on Pearl …show more content…
The expenditure of the lives of Japanese Americans and the expansion of the prosperity of the lives of African Americans both occurred in WWII. The experiences that the blacks went through were primarily because of the need for soldiers to fight in the war, while the experiences of Japanese Americans was due to the attack on Pearl Harbor and racism. Both groups were affected in the long run, changing their lives through
Home-front experiences generally differed between people of different ethnicities, especially during the time after World War II. During the time after World War II, relocation was a major issue between certain groups in America. Relocation took place regularly after the Second World War, particularly with the African Americans who had a choice, and the Japanese Americans who were forced. The African Americans living in America after WWII were able to live a pretty decent lifestyle compared to the Japanese. Though many of the African Americans were enlisted into the army, there was a lot of segregation between them. Also, African Americans were required to replace the white men who left to fight in the War. …show more content…
The black people in the South were tenant farmers who were manipulated by the southern plantation owners. The black codes also played a big part on the manipulation of African Americans, which is why many of them wanted to migrate to the North for better opportunity. After the Second World War was through, many African Americans were denied the jobs that they had before the war. This was one of the ways that the civil rights movement eventually came to be in 1964, because blacks began to realize that there should be better job opportunities. The African Americans experienced some pretty unfair damage from segregation, but during the war, a lot of job opportunities as well as better lifestyles in the north began to develop. The home-front experience of the Japanese Americans in America was not one of the greatest. After the Japanese attack on Pearl …show more content…
The expenditure of the lives of Japanese Americans and the expansion of the prosperity of the lives of African Americans both occurred in WWII. The experiences that the blacks went through were primarily because of the need for soldiers to fight in the war, while the experiences of Japanese Americans was due to the attack on Pearl Harbor and racism. Both groups were affected in the long run, changing their lives through