1 / 7

Minorities in World War II

Minorities in World War II. During WWII. Military was segregated among races Non-whites were thought of as inferior. Groups that broke the Barrier. Codetalkers (fought in Pacific). Use Navajo language as code during Pacific battles

arden
Download Presentation

Minorities in World War II

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Minorities in World War II

  2. During WWII • Military was segregated among races • Non-whites were thought of as inferior

  3. Groups that broke the Barrier

  4. Codetalkers(fought in Pacific) • Use Navajo language as code during Pacific battles • Navajo was only spoken inSW US, and was not a written language • Recruited by US Marines

  5. “Wind talkers” • Museum

  6. Tuskegee Airmen • Tuskegee Airmen (fought in Europe/Africa) • The military was still divided among races • African-American pilots and crew members who served in North Africa and Europe • Received most awards of any other Unit in WWII • Apart of US Army Air Corps.

  7. “Red Tails” • Museum

More Related