Question

How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life in California? a. Tremendous wage increases prompted young Mexican workers to spend carelessly on frivolous outfits. b. Employment opportunities in the defense sector prompted Mexican-Americans to find work outside of their neighborhoods. c. Service in segregated army units motivated Mexican-American activists to join ranks with African-American civil rights groups. d. Employment opportunities in the defense sector attracted Mexican farmworkers to the cities, where they built exclusive barrio neighborhoods. e. The war increased the need for farmworkers, prompting Mexican-Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions instead. 1 points

Answer 1

Due to the war there was a shortage of laborers for instance for the California farm fields. There was a guest workers program launched where millions of Mexican American workers went to work.

Question: How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life in California?

Answer: e. The war increased the need for farm workers, prompting Mexican-Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions instead.