WORLD WAR II
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II
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Set up fair hiring practices
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Issued all males to enlist in the army.
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Set up war zones-sending Japanese to internment camps.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June of 1941, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, banning discriminatory employment practices by federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work. The order also established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce the new policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Philip Randolph told FDR, was if President Roosevelt issued an Executive Order. On June 25, 1941 President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 prohibiting discrimination in the defense industry and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) to monitor hiring practices.
Detailed explanation-3: -SIGNIFICANCE. Executive Order 8802 was brief and to the point: defense contractors could no longer use race as a criterion for hiring and promotion, and those who did would face potential sanctions and loss of federal contracts.