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3) Women and African Americans were given a chance to work as men were sent off to the war but they were not given equal pay nor rights. African Americans were not given a chance to help in the war until much later and that too not with equal pay as the white man. Women were left moneyless and with no food, they had to riot in order to get heard. Women did actually get a chance to help in the battle by acting as nurses up front. As businesses boomed, wages dropped and men employees left. This led to a great opportunity for African Americans and women to start work at a low wage. This can be seen as a start in women independency and also a start in African American rightful paid labour.