U.S. Gets Ready for the Fight

http://goo.gl/BkAmy Philip Randolph

1.) Who was Phillip Randolph and why did he and President Roosevelt meet?

   - Phillip Randolph was an African American labor leader who organized a march on Washington. Roosevelt met with him to ask him to cancel the march in exchange of issuing an executive order calling on employers to hire African-Americans on any job.

2.) Who were the WAACs and why were they important to the war effort?
   - Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, they were important to the war effort because they perform duties - usually done by men - that are needed in the military, while men go into war.

3.) How well did African-Americans do during WWII?
   - African Americans used to live in segregated neighborhoods and only 15% of employers hired them on menial jobs. But after Phillip Randolph met with Roosevelt, they can have any job they want.

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during the WWII