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    The document discusses the experiences of veterans, women, and African Americans following World War II. After facing trauma and discrimination during the war, these groups gained new opportunities like education benefits, jobs, and participation in music and entertainment. However, they still faced challenges like being forced back into traditional roles, discrimination, and lack of integration. While some progress was made in the postwar period through policies like the Equal Rights Amendment and school desegregation, these groups continued struggling against issues such as lack of support, racial profiling, and gender discrimination.

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    The document discusses the experiences of veterans, women, and African Americans following World War II. After facing trauma and discrimination during the war, these groups gained new opportunities like education benefits, jobs, and participation in music and entertainment. However, they still faced challenges like being forced back into traditional roles, discrimination, and lack of integration. While some progress was made in the postwar period through policies like the Equal Rights Amendment and school desegregation, these groups continued struggling against issues such as lack of support, racial profiling, and gender discrimination.

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    Veterans

    Women

    African Americans

    What did
    they gain in
    World War
    II?

    The GI Bill of Rights,


    gaining education after
    the war.

    Jobs traditionally
    taken by men.

    Entering mainstream
    music and
    entertainment industry.

    What
    challenges
    did they
    face at the
    end of the
    war?

    Post-war traumatic
    experiences.

    Being put back into


    traditional housewives
    work.

    Discrimination after the


    war.

    President Eisenhower
    in 1958 spoke in favor
    the Equal Rights
    Amendment.

    Integration into some


    places, like MLB,
    schools, and buses.

    Some peoples view of


    which is the better
    sex for some things,
    like working in factories
    or cars.

    Racial discrimination
    by some police forces.

    What
    progress
    did they
    make in the
    postwar
    period?
    What
    struggles
    might this
    group have
    in the
    decades to
    come?

    Couples could now


    afford to make a family
    from the education and
    economic boom.

    Non continuous
    support from the
    government.

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