12.2.2 - SQ2 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Does war bring prosperity?

Supporting Question 2:

How did the end of World War II change the lives of North Carolinians?

Primary Sources

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GI Bill - First Page Links to an external site. NCSU
GI Bill - Last Page Links to an external site. NCSU

Autobiographical Essay for Rural Sociology 201 Links to an external site., Dec 1949 (Transcription at bottom of page Links to an external site.)

Thomas P. Dellinger Jr.

"On-The-Job Training For War Veterans" Links to an external site. 1946

The Technician

"Impressions of a Returning Vet" Links to an external site. 1946

The Technician

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ROTC cadet saluting at Memorial Tower (NC State University) Links to an external site. NCSU
House under construction on Oberlin Road, Raleigh Sept 1947 Links to an external site. NCSU
Interior view of a drugstore and sundry shop in Edgecombe County, NC, Mar 1948 Links to an external site. NCSU
Students in the welding shop at the Morehead City Technical Institute, May 1949 Links to an external site. NCSU
A class in naval architecture at the Morehead City Technical Institute, 1947 Links to an external site. NCSU
Barracks for classrooms Links to an external site.. Behind Patterson Hall (NC State), buildings were crammed around a fountain used during the war to circulate the water that cooled the engines in the Navy Diesel building. NCSU
Very few women or African Americans attended NC State before the 1960s Links to an external site. NCSU

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