Question

Read the following excerpt from Executive Order 9981 issued by President Harry S. Truman in 1948.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.
The order is addressing the fact that up until this time, African Americans in the US military
had equal access to jobs and pay.
were segregated based on race.
were represented equally in leadership.
had access to better training programs


Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech signaled a shift in US foreign policy from isolationism to
interdependence.
internationalism.
independence.
nationalism.


What US action in 1941 angered the Japanese and resulted in the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The US signed the Destroyers for Bases agreement.
The US aided Indochina against Japan.
The US froze Japan’s assets and exports.
The US aided China in war against Japan.

Answer 1

1) Were segregated based on race.
2) Internationalism.
3) The US froze Japan’s assets and exports (including an oil embargo), which angered Japan and helped provoke the attack.