Quiz 27.2

As teh war was unpopular, the US government and the entertainment industry refused to promote it

Norman Mineta was a victim on internment who grew up to become a US congressman

Rosie the Riveter symbolized American female patriotism

WWII brought opportunities and little discrimination for African Americans

The Office of War Information controlled what war news Americans would hear

Attacks on US sailors by Mexican youths were called the zoot-suit riots

Internment was when the US deported thousands of Japanese Americans back to Japan

Despite the war, plays, literature, and music continued to be popular forms of entertainment for Americans

Mexican farm and railroad workers were known as braceros

President Roosevelt created the Fair Employ. Practices Comm. to make sure few minorities would work in defense plants