American Minorities Have Had It Pretty Rough Thought The...

Chris Harlan Professor Romero History 175 18 April 2016 Happenings In America American minorities have had it pretty rough thought the history of America. However World War II opened up many doors of opportunity to American minorities that no event before has ever done. Women, Latinos, and African Americans were all subject to lower standards of life until World War II came into play. Women were expected to take up work and have long hours on the job. Many Latinos were brought up from Mexico to America to create a prosperous labor force, and for many African Americans, the war offered an opportunity to get out of the cycle of rural poverty by joining the military in large numbers. The war expanded the horizons of American women. The war brought a tremendous shortage of labor. Not only was there great demand for labor to build up the war machines necessary to fight, but also the men were leaving employment for military service in huge numbers. 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