Social developments (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Proportion of US women working outside home in 1929
Proportion of US women working outside home in 1929
1 in 5
Year women entered US workforce in large numbers in WWII
Year women entered US workforce in large numbers in WWII
1941
Women's share of US workforce by 1941
Women's share of US workforce by 1941
One-third
Number of women who joined US armed forces in WWII
Number of women who joined US armed forces in WWII
350,000
Members of WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps)
Members of WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps)
150,000
Members of WAVES (Naval Reserve women's service)
Members of WAVES (Naval Reserve women's service)
84,000
African Americans serving in US military in WWII
African Americans serving in US military in WWII
Approximately 1 million
Civil rights campaigner who organised 1941 Washington march
Civil rights campaigner who organised 1941 Washington march
A. Philip Randolph
What FEPC stood for (1941 agency)
What FEPC stood for (1941 agency)
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Year FEPC was established
Year FEPC was established
1941
Year first black pilots began training in US
Year first black pilots began training in US
1941
Year Truman ordered racial equality in military
Year Truman ordered racial equality in military
1948
What CORE stood for (formed during WWII)
What CORE stood for (formed during WWII)
Congress of Racial Equality
What Double V Campaign fought for
What Double V Campaign fought for
Victory against fascism abroad & racism at home
Jobs women entered during WWII
Jobs women entered during WWII
Factories, shipyards, railways