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Content: African Americans made some progress on the home front. During the war, thousands of African Americans left the South. The percentage of African Americans working in skilled or semiskilled jobs rose from 16 to 30 percent. However, discrimination was present everywhere. There was a strong racial tension in the military. How did Americans react to progress in acceptance of African
Americans? Many were angry and turned to violence and riots
Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps? After the bombing, citizens feared that the Japanese would soon attack the United States. Frightened people believed false rumors that Japanese Americans were committing sabotage by mining coastal harbors and poisoning vegetables. This caused a wave of prejudice against Japanese Americans.