USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Which of the following is an example of how African Americans contributed to the war effort?

(A) African Americans served as airmen in integrated units.

(B) African Americans stayed at home caring for their families.

(C) ** African Americans were involved in all branches of the military but in segregated units.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Black carpenters, chaplains, cooks, guards, laborers, nurses, scouts, spies, steamboat pilots, surgeons, and teamsters also contributed to the war cause.

Concept note-2: -African American women saw the majority of their advancement on the homefront. While men left to fight in the war, they still needed supplies and support from home, and many African American women took up the vacant jobs in manufacturing products to support the U.S military.

Concept note-3: -Many African Americans served under the Services of Supply section of the American Expeditionary Forces. This section comprised of stevedore, labor, and engineers service battalions and companies. The main function of these companies was to support and provide materials to other companies along the front.

Concept note-4: -Which example best shows the contribution of African American troops during the Civil War? permitted African Americans to enlist in the military.