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  • Attack on Pearl Harbor
  • Japanese Americans
  • Women
  • On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a naval base in Hawaii. This lead o the U.S. declaring war and joining WW2.
  • African Americans
  • Equality
  • Following Pearl Harbor, there was conflicting ideas on whether Japanese Americans should stay on the islands or not. However, nearly all stayed. Because of the uncertainty of the loyalty of Japanese Americans, they were forced to go to Internment camps in which they would live supervised by the U.S. with other Japanese Americans.
  • Jewish Americans
  • With the start of WW2, many men left their job for the military. Women filled in to cover these traditionally male-dominated jobs and faced discrimination. Fairly early in the war, it was changed so that women could serve in the military doing jobs such as secretary freeing men up for combat.  A year after these women were employed by the military they were given military status. Knows as the Women Army Corps.
  • Mexican Americans
  • African Americans were frustrated with a seemingly unchanged attitude in America towards African Americans after their WW1 efforts. The Double V Campaign of WW2 incentivized African Americans to serve in the war and win the war on two fronts. At home against racism and in Europe against Germany and the axis powers. African Americans still faced racism crossed seas and at home.
  • Jewish Americans were afraid and upset about what was happing to other Jewish people in Europe. Jewish Americans made many efforts to help their people in Europe but because of the U.S. economic status, it was unable to help. 
  • Mexican Americans faced discrimmination at home and reported feeling unlike they were a part of America. They were hesitant to join the war with the question of ¨Why fight for America when we have not been treated like Americans?¨ Teenage Mexicans began to riot at home due to their feelings about how they were treated. These riots were known as the Zoot Suit Riots.
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