Question

(Choose only one answer.) Which of these statements best evaluates how Black and Mexican American soldiers were treated during World Wars I and II?

Mexican American soldiers were considered to have fewer skills for special military jobs than Black soldiers.

Mexican American soldiers tended to experience less segregation in the military than Black soldiers.

Mexican American soldiers were more frequent victims of race riots in Texas than Black soldiers.

Mexican American soldiers were more likely to be sent overseas for military duty than Black soldiers.

Answer 1

Mexican American soldiers tended to experience less segregation in the military than Black soldiers.

(While both groups faced discrimination, Black soldiers served in officially segregated units and were more systematically excluded from many roles; Mexican Americans were more often classified and treated as white in the armed forces and faced less formal segregation, though they still suffered prejudice.)