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Kane Carter

06.01 Assignment

After World War II, life changed considerably in the United States for people from different
social classes and ethnic groups.

For this assignment, you will complete the chart below that details the post-World War II gains
and struggles of veterans, women, and African Americans. You will also use what you know to
make predictions for each group. What struggles do you predict these groups will face in the
decades to come?

Veterans Women African Americans

Veterans were looked at Just like women, African
Women gained respect Americans proved to be
What did they a new light thanks to
in
and a larger stance in prominent members in
gain in World new laws accounting for
them. society after proving to be society through fighting in
War II?
vital in the war effort. the war and used this to
fight for their rights.
While new laws
accounted for Veterans, Many women were still Regardless of their efforts
What
viewed as “Housewives” in the war, the majority of
challenges did they still had to make the
and weren’t always trusted African American’s in the
they face at difficult adjustment back
with prominent positions US still faced racial
the end of the to “regular” life in
American society. in their workplace or out discrimination and
war?
of the home. prejudice.

Many veterans were able Women found a footing

Many African American’s
What to smoothly transition to with the American people
found respect in their
progress did daily life with a job, by showing their efforts in
professional lives and also
they make in health benefits, and a the war, and afterwards
artistically even though
the postwar family life. gained more respect and
they still faced
period? saw the proposition of the
discrimination regularly.
equal rights amendment.
What
Acknowledgement of African American’s still
struggles
might this PTSD and compensation Women will still have to fight for racial equality
fight for equal pay in their and fight against
group have in for mental health.
work lives. discrimination in various
the decades to
aspects of their lives.
come?