Question

How did braceros help the United States in the war effort?
They helped service war machines and weaponry.
They helped produce more automobiles.
They helped provide security on the homefront.
They helped meet labor shortages in agricultural work.

In the Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu v. United States, the court said that Korematsu
was not a spy and deserved equal rights.
was not a spy but could not be granted equal rights.
was a spy and should be imprisoned immediately.
was a spy but was free to go back to Japan.


How did America's involvement in World War II impact race relations in the military?
Individuals of different backgrounds made significant contributions to the war effort, which encouraged racial integration in the military.
Individuals of different backgrounds played key roles in the war effort, which encouraged continued racial segregation in the military.
American service members worked together with European soldiers, which encouraged the integration of the US military.
Americans of different backgrounds were assigned together in the same units, ending racial segregration in the military.

Answer 1

1) How did braceros help the United States in the war effort?
- They helped meet labor shortages in agricultural work.
Explanation: The Bracero Program brought Mexican guest workers to fill farm (and some railroad) labor shortages during WWII.

2) In Korematsu v. United States, the Court said that Korematsu
- was not a spy but could not be granted equal rights.
Explanation: The 1944 Supreme Court upheld the wartime exclusion/internment as constitutional despite Korematsu not being shown to be a spy.

3) How did America's involvement in WWII impact race relations in the military?
- Individuals of different backgrounds made significant contributions to the war effort, which encouraged racial integration in the military.
Explanation: Diverse contributions increased pressure to desegregate the armed forces (formal military integration followed with Truman’s 1948 executive order).