AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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increased the number of Mexican immigrants the United States would accept as new citizens
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allowed U.S. businesses to establish war production factories in Mexico
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eliminated the tariff on goods produced in Mexico
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admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time
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accepted Mexican citizens into the U.S. armed forces
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States and Mexico agreed on a set of protocols that would protect Braceros from discrimination and poor wages. Nonetheless, discrimination continued and Braceros experienced surcharges for room and board, deducted pay, and exposure to deadly chemicals.
Detailed explanation-2: -During World War II, the U.S. government negotiated with the Mexican government to recruit Mexican workers, all men and without their families, to work on short-term contracts on farms and in other war industries. After the war, the program continued in agriculture until 1964.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under this pact, the laborers were promised decent living conditions in labor camps, such as adequate shelter, food and sanitation, as well as a minimum wage pay of 30 cents an hour. The program began in Stockton, California in August 1942.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Bracero Program was created by executive order in 1942 because many growers argued that World War II would bring labor shortages to low-paying agricultural jobs.