What did Executive Order 9981 do?

A) It forbade discrimination by race in defense industries.
B) It forbade discrimination by gender in the armed forces.
C) It officially desegregated the armed forces.
D) It forbade discrimination by race or gender in defense industries.


Answer: C

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a. agreed to admit Russia and the other nations of Eastern Europe. b. created an economic and monetary union, soon to be called the European Union. c. established minimum wage and maximum price regulation. d. abolished the borders dividing their countries. e. created a European defense force, no longer willing to rely upon the United States for its protection.

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