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Utah in the Modern Age. WWII. Fight between Axis powers: Germany, Italy, Japan and the Allies: Britain, France, Russia and USA A total war where normal citizens were consumed with supporting the war effort. What caused World War 2?. Which one is Hitler?. Japanese attack USA at Pearl Harbor.
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WWII • Fight between Axis powers: Germany, Italy, Japan and the Allies: Britain, France, Russia and USA • A total war where normal citizens were consumed with supporting the war effort
Topaz • Concentration Camp in Central Utah • Japanese American citizens were shipped to Utah. • Kept under guard • Why? Trying to keep the Japanese Americans from relaying secrets to the Japanese army. • Racism
Communism • Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production.
The Civil Rights Movement Dr King visited Utah and gave a speech at the University of Utah
Civil Rights Movement • No segregated schools in Utah • Famous black singers had a hard time finding hotels to stay in • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Outlawed discrimination based on race