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The USO kept the soldiers entertained, and maybe kept them from going insane. They went to zones where the soldiers were staying, and performed, spoke, or in women's cases, danced for them.
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How the society in the US was changed during World War 2.
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The governement was anticipating paying out a large amount of money in the war, so they started to sell war bonds. This helped raise the budget from 9 billion dollars to 98 billion.
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Men who were going into service wanted to have a family in the case that they would be killed. The number of babies paused during the mid years of the war, and resumed rapidly in the early 50s. The "Baby Boom" reached an all time high in the late 50s.
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This called for exclusion and internment of all Japanese along the West Coast, in fears of an attack.
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This was put into place to allow Mexicans to work in the US, and have basic human rights bestowed upon them working in the mills and factories.
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These riots were caused by Americans who were mad at the Mexicans, who were distinguishable by their suit. The attackers thought that the Mexicans working in America was "unpatriotic."
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In fears that the MLB would be coming to and end due to the war, a few managers held tryouts for a new women's baseball league. This went on from 1943 to 1954.
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Known formally as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, this gave returning military men compensation or benefits. Benefits such as: low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend university, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation.
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Above a quarter of a million women had joined the Women's Army Corps (WAC), the Army Nurses Corps, Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), the Navy Nurses Corps, the Marines, and the Coast Guard.
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This magazine was, and still is a primary black magazine. Its cover photography are mostly some of the most influential black people of that time period.
