African Americans: What did they gain in World War II?
Women: What did they gain in World War II?
Veterans: What did they gain in World War II?
African Americans gained a confidence during the war that helped them to stand up for their rights. They also got laws passed banning segregation.
World War II had changed the lives of many women in the United States. Eight million women had entered the work force during the war. Half of them worked in jobs that traditionally had been reserved for men. They had ultimately gained the respect of the men's world, but many had thrown it away.
Veterans gained several things as a result of World War 2. One thing would be the GI Bill of Rights. The bill guaranteed returning veterans a year's unemployment compensation and medical coverage, along with low-interest loans for buying a home or starting a business.
Veterans: What challenges did they face at the end of the war?
Women: What challenges did they face at the end of the war?
African Americans: What challenges did they face at the end of the war?
At the end of the war, African Americans faced a lot of challenges. Many people were very racist, and African Americans had a lot of things going against them.
Veterans faced many challenges upon their return from the war. Such as low previous education, so it was hard to get a job and have a house, and thrive.
With the war's end, opportunities came to a sudden stop. By 1947, more than two million American women had lost their jobs. Women were actively discouraged from seeking careers outside the home. Actually, only between 25 and 40 percent of married women with children in the 1950s did have jobs outside the home.
Veterans: What progress did they make in the postwar period?
Women: What progress did they make in the postwar period?
African Americans: What progress did they make in the postwar period?
After World War II, African Americans began to push for increased freedoms and civil rights. Many symbolic "crossings" happened after WW2, such as Jackie Robinson's being admitted into major league baseball.
Many veterans were able to get jobs, thanks to the GI Bill of Rights. As a result, many got married and had children and made lots of money.
After the war, women were not satisfied with the life they were leading, so they started speaking out. During the late 1960s, American women in large numbers were challenging the cultural assumptions of their roles and demanding an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment had been proposed several times in Congress in the 1950s. President Eisenhower spoke in favor of it during his 1958 State of the Union address. However, the lack of political and cultural support made the amendment a small priority amidst the other events of the 1950s. Thankfully, this would change in the coming decade.
African Americans: What struggles might this group have in the decades to come?
Veterans: What struggles might this group have in the decades to come?
Women: What struggles might this group have in the decades to come?
In the decades to come, women will probably not struggle as much, and things will get better. Especially after the equal rights amendment.
I think that African Americans will continue to struggle with civil rights for a long time. Most of them just want to be able to provide for their families without being lynched.
Veterans have always been sort of honored, but a lot of veterans are also homeless. So I think that nothing will really change for them. And the government is too busy and does not really have the money to help them (the government does not have money for anything, seeing as how the national debt is around $18.628 trillion)
