Author Question: What was the effect of Executive Order 8802? A) It had a great effect, as even industries across ... (Read 62 times)

DelorasTo · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

What was the effect of Executive Order 8802?

A) It had a great effect, as even industries across the South were forced to comply with the president's orders.
B) White resistance and a failure to include union activity and the military greatly limited the order's effectiveness.
C) Black women were still refused entry into the armed forces, although they had proven themselves able to handle combat roles.
D) It continued to exclude blacks, very effectively, from any type of defense job in the nation.

Question 2

What did Executive Order 8802 do?

A) It ended discrimination by race in the armed forces.
B) It desegregated all U.S. government facilities and government-funded facilities.
C) It technically ended discrimination by race in defense industry employment.
D) It allowed black women into the military as nurses and cooks.