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Essential Questions:
1. Who was Philip Randolph, and why did he and President Roosevelt meet?
-Philip Randolph was a African-American labor leader. He organized a march on Washington to demand colored Americans to be able to have the right to work and fight for their country. Roosevelt and Randolph met because Roosevelt wanted Randolph to call off the march which did happen at the end because they settled under a agreement which allowed colored people to be able to get good jobs and not be discriminated.
2. Who were the WAACs, and why were they important to the war effort?
-Women's Auxiliary Army Crops (WAACs) were important to the war effort because they did many essential duties that were needed for men to be able to fight in the war. Some things that women did were become nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, etc.
-Women's Auxiliary Army Crops (WAACs) were important to the war effort because they did many essential duties that were needed for men to be able to fight in the war. Some things that women did were become nurses, ambulance drivers, radio operators, etc.
3. How well did African-Americans do during WWII?
-During WWII, African-Americans in the beginning did not do very well because they did not have good jobs because of their race. Although, at the end African-Americans raised because of Philip Randolph help of creating better working conditions/circumstances.
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| Philip Randolph. (http://cruiselinehistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ransml.jpg) |
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| Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). (http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/workshops/wwii/waac.poster.jpg) |
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