World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict, aside from the Civil War, to occur in the history of mankind. It was a war waged on land, sea and air that lasted for approximately six years. Cities lay in ruins due to aerial bombing and hometown battles, which spread destruction over large regions. Pearl Harbor and the active Nazi success in Germany pressed the United States towards an integrated role in the war. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in an effort to stop the war in the East was an opening to an age of nuclear wars and intimidating machinery. Inevitably, a war as long and as vast as World War II changed the entire world. The disruption of capitalism, unemployment, the arrival of new social organizations, and new demands brought many questions as to what was going to be the final result of this monstrosity. Many people found that straying from their roots and demanding equality were necessary at this time. This was not only a war against Germany, but also a war internally against black civil rights within the United States. Although the internal fight never found a victory, there were measures taken by the government that attempted to improve the lives of African Americans. Racism, prejudice, stereotypes, and communist affiliation were components that led to unequal opportunity and public scrutiny, not allowing the African Americans to fully benefit from those governmental actions taken to help them, as you will see in this paper.
White men and women were in a phase of animosity against black people during .
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this time. Many of them saw the black people as a threat. Blacks migrating up north to rural areas, looking for fresh opportunities. The war opened up many job opportunities because men and women were drafted to fight for their country. Also, President Roosevelt and the United States Government created jobs for the unemployed, which included blacks.
