Soldiers from colonies around the world fought in the war. Colonies became a source of manpower and raw materials. European colonies were not passive, while there was war in Europe, they were actively involved in the fight.
Whether these colonies were established by the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish or any others, political systems changed because American colonies began to declare independence from their European leaders.
Before World War II (1939–1945) began, many African-Americans lived in the South. They eked out a living as tenant farmers or sharecroppers. As the nation prepared for war, better paying factory and manufacturing jobs became available in the North and on the coasts. Those opportunities encouraged many African-American men and women to relocate. Black Americans also moved to southern cities, such as Birmingham and Mobile, which grew into important military manufacturing centers. Those shifts from one part of the country to other parts led to other changes. People from different backgrounds came in contact with and worked with one another. Those experiences made black Americans determined to resist racial discrimination.
Although the U.S. government denounced Nazi racism overseas, white Americans maintained their own racist system of inequality and violence against black citizens. In many parts of the country, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. They attended segregated and inferior
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schools. They faced discrimination or exclusion from branches of the military and certain jobs. And for some black workers, high unemployment and low wages remained.
The contradiction angered African-Americans. They demanded that the nation live up to its highest ideals. The Pittsburgh Courier, a black weekly newspaper, launched a "Double V" campaign in 1942. It called for "victory over our enemies from without" — the Germans and the Japanese — and "victory over our enemies from within" — American racism. Black Americans took those words seriously. They strongly supported the war effort and they also engaged in protests against racial injustice at home.
A. Philip Randolph led the way. He was the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a black labor organization. For decades, Randolph had challenged racial inequality. In September 1940, Randolph was part of a delegation that met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and demanded that the president end segregation in the armed forces. Roosevelt did not act.
In January 1941, Randolph decided to take a more forceful approach. He proposed a m
The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. During this time of colonisation, an economic depression was occurring in Europe, and powerful countries such as Germany, France, and Great Britain, were losing money. I think this is the answer if it’s not I’ll fix it
Answer:
- Taste new foods
- Spread of Ideas and Inventions
- Access to exotic goods
- Become wealthy
- Economy of a country grows
- Export items you have a surplus of
- Explore new places = Adventure of a lifetime
Explanation:
The Silk Road connected multiple nations and empires that enabled them to trade with one another. This allowed for new food to be spread as well as for ideas and inventions as well.
Exotic goods from other nations became readily available and traders had the opportunity to become wealthy. With trade and the opportunities that came with it, the economies of countries grew and the were able to export items they had a surplus of.
For adventurers, the silk road gave them access to new areas to go on adventures in and have the journeys of a lifetime.
