Us Participation In Wars
Melody Falcon 6/8/09
U.S. History Mr. Ritsatos
United States participation in wars has resulted in political, social, and economic changes for various groups of Americans. These changes have had varying impacts on American society both during and after the war. Two different groups of Americans that were affected by United States involvement in a war were women during WWII and Japanese Americans during WWII.
Trying to hold their home together while there was a war waging abroad was not an easy task. Women were not only asked to complete the daily chores that were normally expected of them, but they were asked to go to work. Traditionally the woman’s place was thought to be at home. When the war broke out, and it was clear that America would not be able to win the war without the help of their women, the "traditional" housewife and mother turned into wartime worker. With some ten million men at war and the rest of the male population at work, America needed its women to go to work. By the time the war was over, women had experienced new opportunities, a sense of independence, and were experiencing their own individuality. Though some of the women that continued to work after the war did receive wage cuts, they had made progress. The war allowed women to make decisions, and it gave them a chance to fight for their rights. And there is no doubt that the consequences of the World War II led to the development of many of the civil rights movements of the 1950's.
During World War II, we had “relocation camps” for the Japanese. Japanese Americans from the west coast were moved to these camps that were much further inland and not very sanitary because Americans feared that they were spies. A great example is Manzzanar Relocation center. Thousands of Japanese were relocated to this camp and stayed there for...
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