history unit 1 part 2

Question 1

Why was African American army called the Jim Crow Army?

Answer 1

They are discriminated against
segregated
inferior training facilities
menial jobs
NO COMBAT JOBS

Question 2

761st Tank Battalion

Answer 2

-first_integrated_unit_of_african_americans_during_WWII

Question 3

what order officially ends segregation

Answer 3

Truman’s ex order 1948

Question 4

Tuskegee Airmen

Answer 4

-600 pilots trained in SEGREGATED squadrons
-serve bomber escorts in Italy & Germany

Question 5

What events or actions took place to fight for Civil Rights During the War:

Answer 5

-NAACP encourage activism –> x 10
-CORE was founded in 1942 by James Famer
-non-violent protests
-organized first lunch counter sit-ins
-Double V campaign raised the profile of civil rights struggle

Question 6

What was the racial violence during WWII?

Answer 6

-massive migration –> adding to racial tensions

Question 7

What riots happened during WWII?

Answer 7

-Detriot 1943 –> 34 killed, 600 injured, 1800 arrests
-New York 1943–> 6 killed, 300 injured, 500 arrests