How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life? A The contrast between the wartime rhetoric of pluralism and the reality of discrimination brought a heightened consciousness of civil rights to Mexican Americans. B Tremendous wage increases prompted young Mexican workers to spend carelessly on frivolous outfits. C Service In segregated army units motivated Mexican-American activists to join ranks with African-American cMI rights groups. D The war Increased the need for farmworkers, prompting Mexican-Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions. E Employment opportunities in the defense sector attracted Mexican farmworkers to the cities, where they bullt exclusive barrio neighborhoods.