HIST 3057 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pearl Harbor, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Desegregation
31 Dec 2015
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726 monica conter | letter to her parents 1941. Monica - a us nurse at pearl harbor. Put in hospitals - endless hours of work. 727 monica sone | memories of pearl harbor. Student at washington hearing about pearl harbor attacks. Japanese afraid of being seen as enemies. Urge women to prepare for men return. Open jobs for soldiers (women go back home) Encourage women to stay at home but now know the appliances to buy. Eat leftovers and cooked white men meals. They want a chance to prove that they colored people are good. America is hypocrite for fighting for freedom and equality when they don"t have equality in the armed forces. Appointed committee to investigate racial discrimination and segregation. Issued orders to desegregate armed serves in 1948. Segregated armies is hypocrisy called out by europe services. The treatment of black americans is a reflection to all races. Implicitly suggests that blacks are similar to animals.
