Black service men in ww11

Question 1

Knowlege Point

Why were army workers allowed to serve undiscriminative.

Answer 1

Rosevelt issued executive order 8802 which said “ Their shall be no discrimination in the employement of workers in defence industries and in govermenr because of race,ccreed ir national origin.”

Question 2

Knowlege

Campaigns etc.

Answer 2

The Navy was the first branch to desegregate which lead to support for the double v campaign.

Question 3

2 Things

Analysis

Answer 3

• Executive order 8802 had some effect. There was a 25% increase in those working in the iron and steel industry
• the number of blacks employed in goverment service increased from 50k to 200k

Question 4

2 Things

Analysis Plus

Answer 4

However
* In the south predjudice agaisnt hiring black people for better paid jobs remained

• the jim crow laws also remained in the south

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

To evaluate although the role of black service men was important in the campaign for civil rights it as not as important as the role of the civil rights leaders.men like maetin luther king and malcom x had an effect on people of all ages where black service men had a lesser impct across black society in the USA