World War 2

11. The late 1940s saw an improvement in the rights and respect accorded black Americas, thanks largely to the important role they played in World War II.  What were the principles for which  the Allies fought in World War II?  Why did that war specifically cause white Americans to rethink their own values and racial policies?

The World War II was a global depression.  War helped end depression; disappear unemployment; let women enter labor force for first time. The principal Allied Powers were Britain, USA, USSR and China. They formed an alliance by the entitle " Declaration of United Nations " in 1942 forming in to the "United Nations".The black Americans played a large role in the WW2 , they fought and served in spite of racial tensions and freedom . That war specifically cause white Americans to rethink their own values and racial policies because the war abolished racial discrimination in the armed forces and eventually led to the end of segregation .