Question

Why did President Truman issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948?
to integrate baseball
to segregate the defense industry
to segregate baseball
to integrate the armed forces

Answer 1

B ( to segregate the defense industry)

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is D (the last one)

Explanation: Truman’s order DESEGREGATED the armed forces.

Choice “B” is a trick by using the word “segregate” instead of desegregate and the other two choices make no sense in this case.