Delia Rossi
Roy Nishiguchi
University of Nevada
Oral History Program
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World War II The main facts of World War II are reasonably well known to most adults. Between 1941 and 1945, the United States and other Allied powers did battle against the Axis countries with staggering losses of life and levels of destruction on a global level, but what affect did the war have on a more local scale? How did this conflagration impact various groups of Nevadans? With the United States at war against Japan, Italy, and Germany, there was the serious question of what happened to immigrants from these countries and their descendants who had settled in Nevada. Some Japanese Americans living in the state were interned, as were others across the nation, but not all were forced to leave their homes and businesses. As for German Americans and Italian Americans, their treatment was also inconsistent but was generally less severe and seemed to have at least something to do with where exactly they were living at the time and how strong and deeply rooted their individual communities were. And while some immigrant groups experienced difficulties during the war, it opened up opportunities for many women, who found themselves able to serve in jobs and positions that were not available to them prior to World War II. The components in this module address the experiences of the above groups of people in Nevada during the war years. Italian Americans and German Americans in Nevada Nevada's Japanese-American Population The Experience of Women During the War |