Tennessee's Participation In WWII

The Union had 80 soldiers while the Confederate had 500. The victory was given to the Confederate under the management of general P.G.T

Registration Darius Grant Croissant One- During world war two 2.5 million African Americans signed up for draft. Also black women volunteered in large numbers. Still while blacks were serving they still experienced discrimination and segregation. Caption about the picture above. Doris Miller Miller was from Texas he was aboard USS Virginia at Pearl Harbor 1941.

The Battle of Chickamauga initiated after Major General William Rosecrans was coming off his successful Tullahoma Campaign, with the Army of the Cumberland, in the summer of 1863. Rosecrans had outmaneuvered the Confederate Army of the Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg, in Murfreesboro Tennessee, forcing him to move into Chattanooga this maneuvering costed him around 500 troops. President Lincoln was persistent to make Rosecrans move into Chattanooga because of the pivotal role the city had on the South. Chattanooga had important rail lines leading to Nashville, Knoxville, and even as south as Atlanta carrying their iron resource. Chattanooga also held a very good defensive position with the terrain features of Lookout Mountain, Missionary

Prior to the executive order African-Americans and other minorities were often segregated into separate units from the whites. The African-Americans were often assigned menial tasks in the rear and rarely saw combat. Harry Truman’s thoughts of the African-Americans changed when the united states became embroiled in a war with the soviet union.

Fort Sumter was the first battle of the Civil War. This battle begun after South Carolina seceded from the Union. They believe that the Fort would be theirs. Lincoln ordered the troops not to fire, yet he provided them with food. Eventually, South Carolina took control of the fort, thus becoming the first Confederate victory.

In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: The Americans Who Fought the Korean War, written in 2012, Melinda L. Pash mentions the effect of the conflict on soldiers when they returned. Pash argues Americans were too busy with their lives to even care about the conflict or the soldiers that were gradually making their way back home. Pash acknowledges that even academic scholars had been reluctant to challenge the initial hot war of the Cold War. The historical significance is that these soldiers served their country receiving little acknowledgement for their services and accomplishments. The returning veterans of the Korean War faced a very different America than had the veterans of the two world wars.

Arkansas and the World War II World War II brought great changes to the state of Arkansas. Arkansans faced great challenges both during and after the war. The breakup of families by being separated from some of the male members to join the army, rationing of food, formation of camps to accommodate the Japanese in their fields, participation of women in the labor force, crisis education, as well as racial confrontation for the equal civil rights of African Americans. The war had a great economic and social impact on the people of Arkansas. The war contributed to the most important economic change as World War II was a major turning point for Arkansas.

After winning approval from Major General Halleck Grant embarked with 30,000 troops into Tennessee. The fort was bombarded by ironclads and wooden ships. Before Grant could storm the fort, two naval officers went out to accept the Confederate surrender. Although 3,000 rebels escaped, the battle was very important because it gave the Union an opening to Tennessee and

Since the dawn of civilization, certain areas have been more densely populated than others. This key difference of population density vastly changes how an area develops. Areas of high population density may develop technology quicker and solve problems in their communities more efficiently, while low density communities tend to be more secluded and underdeveloped. Such is the case of the Tennessee Valley in the 1930s. The Tennessee Valley is an 80,000 square mile rural region in the southwest of the United States of America, containing all of the state of Tennessee, and parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Although, the FEPC was only one way the government decreased discrimination. “In the final months of the war, it [the navy] ended segregation altogether, and the army established a few combat units that included black and white soldiers” (Foner 880). The inclusion of African Americans in combat is a big step at the beginning of the war when they were confined to non-combat units. World War II helped African Americans gain more rights and

The Vietnam War The war in Vietnam was an enduring struggle for independence that lasted twenty years. After being colonized and controlled by Japan, France, and China, Vietnam was ready to revolutionize and gain their independence. Once Ho Chi Minh, the new leader of Vietnam, adopted communism the United States became more worried about Soviet aggression. A communist Vietnam meant that neighboring countries could fall to communism through a theory called the domino theory. As the war began the United States soon found themselves in a state of social, economic, and political turmoil.

“The Negro’s Civil War in Tennessee, 1861-1865” by Bobby L. Lovett, is an article published in "The Journal of Negro History”. Lovett writes in article about the contributions of black Tennesseans during the Civil War in gaining their freedom. Lovett’s article also tells about black Tennessean’s experience to some of the worst racial conditions and violence during this time. The Tennessee State General Assembly approved an act to draft black men for military service on June 28, 1861.

As the war continued, in 1943, a quota was imposed allowing the number of African American males serving in the armed forces to be no greater than their numbers in the overall population, about 10.6 percent. At first, African American males serving were limited to work in labor units, but this restriction also changed as the war progressed, as soon after they were ultimately allowed in

This great man died at the young age of 39, however his great leadership and legacy will live have a place forever in American

Early in the War the Union won several key battles including Ft. Donaldson, Nashville, and the two-day bloody battle of Shiloh. They also captured bases for the blockade fleets and drove Confederate armies out of West Virginia but the