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In 1940 the Department of Agriculture had given over 350,000 acres of land to the War Department.
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president Roosevelt expanded the army to 227,000 soldiers before spring of 1940 -
In early 1941 the air force created the first African American unit called 99th Pursuit Squadron. -
On June 25 1941 Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 which said no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race
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the government allowed Mexican farmworkers to help harvest crops in the Southwest for parts of Bracero Program
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In 1942 Roosevelt created the Office of War Information Witch was to improve public understanding of the war
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By the summer of 1942 most major industries and companies had converted to war production Together they made the nation’s wartime miracle possible. -
Congress first allowed women in the military in May 1942 by creating the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps WAAC. -
February 19 1942 Roosevelt signed Order 9066 Witch allowed the War Department to declare any part of the United States a military zone and to remove people from that zone as needed.
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June 20 1943 a Fight between white and African American teens triggered a riot