Segregation and Discrimination in the United States Military During World War Two

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Segregation and Discrimination in the United States Military during World War Two
Thesis: Although the U.S. military has been a leader in desegregation and in other social matters, during World War Two fear and prejudice keep many highly qualified people from serving. This weakened every branch of the military by limiting it to a less diverse and therefore less flexible fighting force.
  1. History of the U.S. Military
      a. Leader in social matters
        i. Inclusion of minorities
        ii. Upward mobility
        iii. Equal protection
      b. Exclusion of certain groups
        iv. Lack of upward mobility into upper ranks
        v. Restriction to certain jobs
  2. World War Two Minorities
      c. African Americans
        vi. Inclusion
            1. The Draft and quotas
            2. 369th Hell Fighters
            3. Tuskegee Airman
        vii. Port Chicago Disaster
      d. Native Americans
        viii. Code talkers
            4. Invaluable resource
            5. Creation and use
            6. Top secret until middle 1968
      e. Females
        ix. Triumphs
            7. Warfighter Squadron/WASP
            8. Nurses
            9. “Y” Women
            10. WAAC/WAC
            11. 688th Central Postal Directory
        x. Failures
            12. No Recognition
            13. Disbanded After the War
      f. Conclusion
        xi. Fighting for Rights At Home
        xii. Inefficiency of Racism
        xiii. The Present and Future

The history of the United States military has been one of contradictions. From the American Revolution to modern times the every branch of the military has evolved into one of the most efficient fighting forces in the world. As society changes so has the military. At times, the service has been at the leading edge inclusion, but it has still... [continues]

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