Posted on. (Answer #1). There are at least three ways in which World War II helped to lead to the Civil Rights Movement. First, the rhetoric of America’s involvement in WWII helped to make it seem more important to give equal rights to African Americans.his helped to push the Civil Rights Movement forward. In these ways, WWII sent messages to African Americans that they should be free and it encouraged them to move to places where they had more political influence. These things helped the Civil Rights Movement to emerge.