Level 8-12 Minorities in WWII

6.4 Minorities in WWII

Women, African Americans, Native Amercians, and Mexican Americans

Multiple Choice

Women in the WAC would usually have which job?

• Fighter pilot

• Front line gunmen

• Artillery

• Clerical worker

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True or False:

Women in the WAC received the same training as men

• True

• False

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True or False:

Women in the WAC received the same benefits as men did

• True

• False

Rosie the Riveter

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What did the Tuskegee Airmen do

• Battle Segregation

• Become the first African-American war pilots

• Fight for the US during WW2

• All of the above

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How did the Tuskegee Airmen help in World War 2?

• They made equipment.

• They cooked.

• They dug trenches.

• They escorted bombers.

Multiple Choice

The Tuskegee Program was seen as a what?

• Great Opportunity
• Equal Training
• Special Experiment
• New School

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The first group of African American pilots to participate in a major US War.  

• Doolittle Raiders
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Harlem Hellfighters
• African Raiders

African American significance in WWII

Ground Combat

-Later in the war the military finally allowed African Americans in ground combat

-The Army also formed an African American infantry division

Segregation

-As black soldiers came home they came back to a segregated country once again, just like WWI

-Their efforts in the war was not publicized much but in 1948 Truman integrated the Armed Forces

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Why couldn’t African American soldiers serve with white soldiers in the military?

• They weren't good enough.
• They did serve with white soldiers.
• Segregation didn't allow it.
• African American soldiers didn't want to.

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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen

• African-American military pilots

• Navy seals

• Brave foot soldiers

• Silent and Sneaky snipers

Native Americans

Native Americans enlisted for military service in higher proportions than any other minority group. More than 25,000 served in combat during WWII

Code Talker

-A code talker is the name given to American Indians who used their tribal language to send secret communications on the battlefield.

-U.S. needed indecipherable code to communicate in a way that could not be broken by the Japanese

-Most code talkers were assigned in pairs to a military unit. During the battle, one person would operate the portable radio while the second person would relay and receive messages in the Native language and translate them into English.

-Most of the American Indians who served as code talkers were from the Navajo tribe

Multiple Choice

What were the Navajo Speakers called that where responsible to translate codes?

• Navajo Translator

• Translator

• Code Talkers

• Code translator

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Why did the United States military use codes?

• To help put the airplanes in order.

• To help forecast the weather.

• To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.

• To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.

Multiple Choice

The code talkers were a group of Navajos who served in the United States Marine Corps during which war?

• Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• Revolutionary War

Mexican Americans

America

-Mexican Americans were treated very poorly during this time

-They like African Americans were segregated and faced hostility 

-Restaurants, laundromats, schools refused services to Mexican-Americans

-They wanted to serve in the war and they thought their service would give them full citizen rights that they deserved

WWII

-Served in both the army and navy

-Over 500,000 Latinos served in WWII

--350,000 Mexican Americans

--53,000 Puerto Ricans 

-Fought in all the major campaigns

Despite this Mexican Americans, especially in California continued to face segregated housing, high unemployment and low wages

Multiple Choice

#1) Which statement is most accurate about race relations during WWII?

• There was a lack of support for the war by minority ethnic groups.

• Most units contained a high-ranking African-American commander

• Federal courts refused to allow the integration of the armed forces.

• Despite support for the war effort, racial minorities often faced discrimination.

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What was the importance of Minorities during WWII?

• The contributed a lot to the war effort but got little recognition after the war

• They did nothing

• They protested the war

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How did the white members of the US Army feel about the Tuskegee Airmen?

• They were excited about the Tuskegee Airmen.
• They wanted to join the Tuskegee Airmen.
• They wanted the Tuskegee Airmen to do all the work.
• They didn't believe the Tuskegee Airmen were any good.

Multiple Choice

Which group campaigned for victory in the war and equality at home?

• Japanese Americans

• Native Americans

• African Americans

• Women