Section 9
Social Effects of the War
By Boundless
The domestic war effort in the United States swept millions of women into the workforce.
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Despite racism and segregation in the U.S. military, over two and a half million African American men registered in the military draft, with more than 1 million serving in the armed forces during World War II.
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Hundreds of thousands of Hispanic American men and women served in the U.S. Armed Forces and on the home front during World War II.
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Some 44,000 Native Americans served in the United States military during World War II, which was one-third of all able-bodied Indian men.
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Suspicion of and racial prejudice toward Japanese-Americans after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the incarceration of around 110,000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese residing in the United States.