HIS-144-T5 - World War II PDF

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HIS-144: America after World War II 1. The G. I. Bill of Rights is well known as G.I. Bill. The Bill was passed in 1944 to help soldiers who have return from War. This even included women as well that worked in the military. It provided many unemployment benefits, opportunities in education, medical care, and more (Schultz, K. 2018). The blacks did receive less through the Bill due to discrimination but still try to accommodate the Jim Crow law. The G.I. bill has changed America in many ways by stilling helping with unemployment, housing, education to all Americans without discrimination. It still provides help to those who need help, and even our returning soldiers still today.

2. Suburbanization was an ideal American Family. Soldiers had returned home from were and wanted to move their families into homes outside of the city. The federal government did play a massive role in the mass migration from the cities. In the 1950s, suburban communities demonstrated various Americans to establish a secure familial environment. Over the years, American suburbia had dramatic changes to happen. The suburbia had been proven to be far from stable. There were three major trends for this reason: the rapid growth of suburban populations, growing diversity due in part to immigration, and economic changes that brought increasing inequalities (Nijman, J. 2020). Even though suburban growth over the nation and are diverse, they still live in their little suburban bubble with certain people.

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3. Many World War vets needed automobility to re-enter civilian life and earn a living. Automobiles became more common and began to transform the American landscape and lifestyle (National Museum of American History). In 1923 Senator Robert Dole had suffered a gunshot wound that left him mostly paralyzed on his right side. He was still able to operate an automobile with a spinner knob that is on the steering wheel. This had opened a chance for those who had become disabled to operate a vehicle still. Vehicles were no longer being seen as luxury items but as necessities. Automobiles gave people chances to move into the suburbs and leave the city life behind. It also helps people find better jobs simply because transportation become easier with automobiles.

4. Before World War II a woman’s role always been to work at home doing wife and motherly duties. Women were judged by their beauty instead of their ability of doing outside of the thought they could not do the same as men. Many women’s assists were needed for help, which opened many new factories, usually for men. They became pretty much equal like as the roles of men in the work field. Once the war was over, men and women began to go back to their traditional roles, except now people acknowledge how well women could work and keep up with the same work as the men. After World War II women had continued to step up and contribute a lot more. Once they were given the opportunity to do more, they started replacing some of the men’s job such as, gunning instructor, mechanic, radio operator, working in mines, and other labor jobs. (Hoesley, M. 2013)

5. In American society, religion remains vibrant and vital. Religious groups rallied to support the allied cause during World War II and prayed for safety and victory. Religious groups expressed their concerns about civil rights. They believed that if whites and blacks 2

could fight to protect democracy, they should also advance the cause of democracy on America's soil. The military did begin to desegregate. After World War II, some religions sprouted and flourished. Post to World War II, Congress had added " Under God" to the pledge of allegiance, and on the money, "In God, We Trust" was printed. Faith has always been around and grows stronger every day.

6. The youth culture of post-war America was vastly different from the early years. In the early 1950s after the war had ended baby boomers were the next generation. There were music, clothes, television, and other forms of entertainment took a big entrance during this time which teenage consumers having spent most money on and even on leisure activities. They were able to work for their spending needs. The world was changing, and the youth was able to experience things that no one has before. They even got to see various new beginnings and even new traditions mark their way into America during this time. The young youth were able to experience the new opportunities that the world had to offer.

References American Suburbs Radically Changed Over the Decades- and So Have Their Politics, Jan Nijman, The Conversation, October 29, 2020 American suburbs radically changed over the decades – and so have their politics (phys.org) Women in WWII: How Women’s Entry into the public Sphere Helped Win the War and Influence Gender Workplace Discourse, Mimi Hoesley, May 2, 2013 Microsoft Word - MPE Final Paper Mimi Hoesley.docx (columbia.edu) Accessing America: Postwar Era, National Museum of American History Behring Center, Postwar Era | National Museum of American History (si.edu) 3

Gender on the Home Front: The National WWII Museum: New Orleans Gender on the Home Front | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org) Schultz, K. (2018) HIST5. Cengage.

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