AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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African Americans served as airmen in integrated units.
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African Americans stayed at home caring for their families.
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African Americans were involved in all branches of the military but in segregated units.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Black carpenters, chaplains, cooks, guards, laborers, nurses, scouts, spies, steamboat pilots, surgeons, and teamsters also contributed to the war cause.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which example best shows the contribution of African American troops during the Civil War? permitted African Americans to enlist in the military.