Double V: Freedom Abroad, Freedom at Home

Learning Objectives

1. Detail the reasons for the creation of women’s service units within the military and the unique history of these organizations. Explain how these units reflect America’s notion of gender at the time and how women’s service in the military challenged those assumptions.
2. Explain how Native Americans, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican Americans served their nation despite the discrimination they faced. Compare the experience of these groups to that of African Americans.
3. Compare the experiences of African Americans in the military during World War II to the efforts of black leaders to promote racial equality in the United States. Explain the connection between black military service, the Double-V campaign, and civil rights activism in the twentieth century.