Episode Description
In this short episode of Talking Hoosier History, we’ll discuss the Mexican bracero workers who came to Indiana during WWII, how Hoosiers welcomed them (or didn’t), and how the braceros helped the U.S. meet wartime agricultural needs. We’ll also get a glimpse of how the Bracero Program established immigration patterns that remain relevant today.
Standards
U. S. History
USH.5.4 – Explain the experiences of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and women during World War II. (E)
USH.5.5 – Summarize the efforts the national government made to regulate production, labor, and prices during the war, and evaluate the success or failure of these efforts.
USH.5.6 – Explain the role of World War II as a catalyst for social change.
Indiana Studies
IS.1.21 – Explain the significance of the expansion of federal power during the New Deal Era in the areas of agriculture, money and banking, industry, labor, social welfare, and conservation.
IS.1.23 – Examine the causes and course of World War II, the effects of the war on Indiana’s society and culture, and the consequences of the war on United States involvement in world affairs.
IS.1.35 – Locate and analyze primary sources and secondary sources related to an event or issue of the past. Discover possible limitations in various kinds of historical evidence and differing secondary opinions.
