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Keeping the New York State Home Front Going: Mexican Braceros in World War II
Document 3
Vocabulary
Utilized: Used.
Component: Part.
Bracero: Meaning "strong arm," Mexican migrant labor brought to the U.S. in order to fill a labor need.
Terminated: Ended.
Allied Victory: The victory of the countries working together to combat Germany and Japan during World War II.
Mexican nationals: Citizens of Mexico.
Document 3: Quote from Kirstein, Peter M. Anglo Over Bracero: A History of the Mexican Worker in the United States from Roosevelt to Nixon. San Francisco. R & E Research Associates, 1977.
Document 3 Short-Answer Questions
- What years did the U.S. railroad companies use Mexican labor?
- How many Mexicans were working on U.S. railroads during World War II?
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