Turning Point for African Americans

Turning Point for African Americans World War II was a major turning point in many ways in the United States. Some lost several family members because of the draft and was unhappy about the situation they were put in. But for the most part, the war brought on much excitement in the lives of the Americans because of the many new job openings and opportunities. The war brought on 17 million new job opportunities. The enthusiasm of the people was mainly brought on because of the long era of Depression and the war sparked the nation's economy. This period in time mainly brought on a whole new era for female's in the United States. Many people believed this time period acted as a watershed in the history of women in the United States and was a major turning point. In many ways this statement is very true because women did have several opportunities that would have never been possible without the war, but at the same time many historians believed that very little had changed and women still were treated unfairly. From either point of view, there are several reasonable ideas that support their opinions. For women, the war brought on a new era in which women where not confined strictly to the chores of their own homes. Instead women were given the opportunity to expand their horizons and work in a greater variety of jobs. For example, in Faragher on page 752 he explains that the number of women automobile workers jumped from 29,000 to 200,000 and the women electrical workers from 100,000 to 374,000. This is one of the main reasons why this time period would be described as a turning point for women in the United States. When women got the taste of working and being able to make money and buy things on their own, they were reluctant to give up these rights. In Dellie Hahne's articles, "women said screw being dependent and helpless. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom, they had a taste of making their own money, a taste of spending their own money, making