Home Front: African Americans, Bracero Program, Mexican Americans (1 sept 1939 año – 2 sept 1945 año)

Descripción:

CCOT:

African Americans:

1. African American men and women served in every branch of the US armed forces
2. racism continued in the military

Causation:

Bracero Program:

Cause:

1. labor shortages to low-paying agricultural jobs

Effect:

1. influx of undocumented and documented laborers
2. Remedy wartime production shortages

Contextualization:

Mexican Americans:

1. find their identity as citizens of the United States
2. Zoo Suits Riots on civil rights of Mexican Americans