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Read each term and determine a description for this term. Then, check the answer to see if you're correct.
- Truman
Answer: President responsible for desegregating the military
- Nisei
Answer: People of Japanese descent who were born in the U.S. and whose parents emigrated from Japan; 2/3 of all Japanese Americans
- Executive Order 8802
Answer: Ended discrimination in plants receiving defense contracts and established the Fair Employment Practices Commission
- "Double-V"
Answer: Stood for victory against foreign enemies and domestic racism
- "Zoot Suit Riots"
Answer: A series of riots that began in Los Angeles between American servicemen and Hispanic youth, who became targets of violence after allegedly attacking some white sailors
- Bracero
Answer: Program that provided employment opportunities to Mexican farm laborers brought to the U.S. to work in agriculture
- Executive Order 9066
Answer: Authorized the army to "intern" the Japanese
- Korematsu v. United States
Answer: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the internment of Japanese-Americans
- A. Philip Randolph
Answer: Fought to make a place for African Americans in the labor movement
- Navajo Code Talkers
Answer: Specially trained Native Americans who helped the Allies to stay one step ahead of the Japanese by using codes in their unique native language that the Japanese could never break
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