AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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blacks left the US for Liberia and Sierra Leone
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many blacks enjoyed more freedoms in the South because Jim Crow laws were repealed
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black soldiers in the US Army served in segregated units
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many blacks were able to purchase large farms in the Midwest
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Detailed explanation-1: -Blacks were able to serve in all branches of the Army except for the aviation units. The government made no provision for military training of black officers and soon created segregated training camps for that purpose. Disheartened, blacks protested against this discriminatory practice.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Black draftees were treated with extreme hostility when they arrived for training. White men refused to salute black officers and black officers were often barred from the officer’s clubs and quarters. The War Department rarely interceded, and discrimination was usually overlooked or sometimes condoned.
Detailed explanation-4: -Arguably the most profound effect of World War I on African Americans was the acceleration of the multi-decade mass movement of black, southern rural farm laborers northward and westward to cities in search of higher wages in industrial jobs and better social and political opportunities.