Lesson 2 Flashcards
__________________ was labor leader who fought against unfair treatment of African American workers
A. Philip Randolph
What was unusual about Dorie Miller manning a machine gun?
African Americans in the Navy during WWII were not allowed the right to participate in combat
The ________________ were African American pilots who trained at Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama
Tuskegee Airman
What were the advantages promised workers in the bracero program?
Food, clean living conditions, shelter, and minimum wage
What are the zoot suit riots in Los Angeles in 1943?
Groups of sailors attacking Mexican Americans wearing zoot suits
What was the executive order of 9066?
Allowed government to to begin process of interment
Interment means:
Forced relocation and imprisonment
Name two ways African Americans were treated differently when looking for jobs
They got lower pay and a smaller range of jobs
Hat did Japanese people loose when they were interned?
Lost their homes, jobs, freedom, and belongings
What’s the meaning of Neisi?
American citizens born in the United States to Japanese immigrant parents
