Roles of Women
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The role of women changed massively after the war. Before the war, man had more rights than women but, when most of the men died in the war the responsibilities of women increased dramatically. They had to get out of the house and move from a stay at home mom, to a full time worker to make money for their family. Nearly 200,000 were employed in government departments, half a million became clerical workers in private offices, a quarter of a million worked the land, and many more worked in munitions factories. In addition women were also given the right to vote and if they were not given the rights that they have the United States would be completely different.
African Americans
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During the war, when most of the white american men were off to war, the african american race started to play a more important role within the United States. Black leaders fought discrimination vigorously. In the spring of 1941 (months before America entered the war), the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, A. Philip Randolph, with strong backing from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), called for 150,000 blacks to march on Washington to protest discrimination in defense industries.