Legacies Project: Latinos in the Capital District: Amendment of Contract to Employ and Transportation Agreement and Related Questions

Questions | Capital District | Latino Communities

Keeping the New York State Home Front Going: Mexican Braceros in World War II

Document 1

Vocabulary

Alleviate: Ease, lessen, make lighter.
Maintenance of way: Repair and upkeep of tracks.
Prosecution: Carrying on, bringing legal procedures against.

Image. Excerpt, U.S. Amendment of Contract to Employ and Transportation Agreement, 1943.

Document 1: Excerpt from United States of America, Amendment of Contract to Employ and Transportation Agreement, 24 July 1943. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.

Document 1 Short-Answer Questions

In 1943, for what job is there a shortage of labor?
Why is this such an important job?
Using your own knowledge, what would have happened to the U.S. World War II war effort if trains on the homefront stopped operating?

Intro | Document 2

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