America in a World At War: Blacks in the Workplace in the World War II Era
World War II initiates a second great migration of blacks from the rural south to the industrial north as blacks seek jobs they had been previously been denied. A. Phillip Randolph, head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Ca..
America in a World At War: Code Talkers, The
Native Americans volunteer for military service or work in defense plants during World War II. Historian Clifford Trafzer recalls the remarkable contributions of a small elite corps of Native Americans know as the "code ..
America in a World At War: Containing the Japanese
Despite massive mobilization, the war in 1942 is going badly on both fronts. One by one, Allied strongholds in the Pacific collapse under Japanese onslaught. With the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the United States fina..
America in a World At War: Holding off the Germans
The United States enters WWII in Europe through North Africa, delaying an earlier plan to enter through France. This discourages the Soviet Union as Stalin sees it as the United States and Britain wanting the Soviets to ..
America in a World At War: Internment of Japanese Americans, The
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese has devastating repercussions for Japanese-Americans living in the United States. More than 100,000 Issei and Nisei who live along the West Coast are rounded up and taken to re..
America in a World At War: Labor and the War
World War II creates a serious labor shortage as the armed forces take more than 15 million men and women from the civilian workforce. This shortage of manpower solidifies the position of labor unions. Although labor uni..
America in a World At War: Mexican-American War Workers
Mexican-Americans serve as soldiers and factory workers during World War II, statistically receiving more Medals of Honor than any other single group. Tens of thousands of Mexicans cross the border looking for work, some..
America in a World At War: Prosperity! War-induced Economic Recovery
The economic problems that plagued the nation in the 1930s disappear. World War II stimulates growth and development in newer industries-electronics, chemicals, and petroleum--and cures the problems of older industries a..
America in a World At War: War on Two Fronts
After the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, the United States becomes more involved in the war effort. The United States must make a decision to either help the Allies fight the Nazis in Europe, or defend their honor by engagi..
America in a World At War: Women at Work during the War
During World War II, women are drawn in increasing numbers into the workforce and into roles once denied to them. Historians who have studied this period conclude that the workforce remains segregated, although some cate..