Question

Think about what you learned about Truman’s plans for desegregation. Which of these statements is true?

Truman ended segregation in the armed forces with the help of Congress.

Opposition in Congress stopped Truman from ending segregation in the armed forces.

Truman ended segregation in the armed forces by executive order.

Answer 1

C. Truman ended segregation in the armed forces by executive order.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is: "Truman ended segregation in the armed forces by executive order."

Executive Order 9981 was enacted in 1948 by President Truman and it abolished discriminative practices in terms of race, color, religion or national origin in the US Armed Forces and ensured equality of treatment and opportunities to everybody. Therefore, this ruling ended the segregation procedures within the military service.