HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military because of?
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continuation of the New Deal programs that supported African Americans
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need to increase the number of soldiers in the armed forces
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service that African Americans performed during World War II
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need to regulate the operations of the defense industry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces. In 1940, African-Americans made up almost 10 percent of the total U.S. population (12.6 million people out of a total population of 131 million).
Detailed explanation-2: -These lawsuits were combined into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation in schools in 1954.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman issued two of his most important Executive Orders 9980 and 9981 desegregating the federal work force and desegregating the armed forces.
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