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The USO Support
The USO kept the soldiers entertained, and maybe kept them from going insane. They went to zones where the soldiers were staying, and performed, spoke, or in women's cases, danced for them. -
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Societal Changes During WW2
How the society in the US was changed during World War 2. -
War Bonds For Purchase
The governement was anticipating paying out a large amount of money in the war, so they started to sell war bonds. This helped raise the budget from 9 billion dollars to 98 billion. -
Baby Birth Rates Grow Rapidly
Men who were going into service wanted to have a family in the case that they would be killed. The number of babies paused during the mid years of the war, and resumed rapidly in the early 50s. The "Baby Boom" reached an all time high in the late 50s. -
Executive Order 9066
This called for exclusion and internment of all Japanese along the West Coast, in fears of an attack. -
Bracero Program
This was put into place to allow Mexicans to work in the US, and have basic human rights bestowed upon them working in the mills and factories. -
Zoot Suit Riots
These riots were caused by Americans who were mad at the Mexicans, who were distinguishable by their suit. The attackers thought that the Mexicans working in America was "unpatriotic." -
All-American Women's Baseball League
In fears that the MLB would be coming to and end due to the war, a few managers held tryouts for a new women's baseball league. This went on from 1943 to 1954. -
G.I. Bill
Known formally as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, this gave returning military men compensation or benefits. Benefits such as: low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend university, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. -
About 250,000 women in the Military
Above a quarter of a million women had joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC), the Army Nurses Corps, Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), the Navy Nurses Corps, the Marines, and the Coast Guard. -
First Issue of Ebony Magazine
This magazine was, and still is a primary black magazine. Its cover photography are mostly some of the most influential black people of that time period.
