Which of the following contributed most directly to the adoption of policies
like Executive Order 8802 during the 1940s?
A. American leaders were concerned about potential racial protests
disrupting the U.S. economy during World War II.
B. The New Deal coalition believed that creating jobs for minorities
was the best way to combat the Great Depression.
C. Factory owners objected to hiring female workers before World
War II and hoped to recruit African American males.
D. The U.S. military had demonstrated that racially integrated work
units were more efficient than segregated ones.
