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"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. This policy shall be put into effect as rapidly as possible, having due regard to the time required to effectuate any necessary changes without impairing efficiency or morale."

—President Harry S. Truman, Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948

Which of the following historical developments most directly contributed to the issuance of the executive order excerpted above?

  1. A
    The ratification of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal protection under the law for all citizens.
  2. B
    The implementation of a military draft to prepare for immediate intervention in the Vietnam War.
  3. The growing need to counter Soviet propaganda during the Cold War that highlighted American racial inequality.Cevap
  4. D
    The universal agreement among civil rights leaders to abandon grassroots protest in favor of presidential lobbying.

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The growing need to counter Soviet propaganda during the Cold War that highlighted American racial inequality.
The correct answer is correct because the Truman administration was deeply concerned with the international image of the United States during the early Cold War. Soviet propaganda frequently highlighted American racial segregation and discrimination to win the allegiance of non-aligned and newly independent nations in Africa and Asia. Desegregating the military helped the United States project a more favorable democratic image abroad.

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1
Analyze the stimulus document to identify the policy being described.
The document is Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman in 1948, which desegregated the United States Armed Forces.
Understanding the core policy action establishes the historical baseline for evaluating its causes.
2
Identify the primary international geopolitical context of 1948.
The late 1940s marked the beginning of the Cold War, featuring intense ideological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for influence over newly decolonized nations.
Domestic civil rights reforms were heavily influenced by foreign policy concerns during the early Cold War era.
3
Evaluate the options to determine which factor directly pressured the federal government to enact military integration.
The need to undermine Soviet propaganda—which pointed to U.S. segregation to discredit American claims of democratic superiority—was a major driver of early civil rights executive actions.
This links domestic desegregation to the broader international struggle for democratic legitimacy.

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The intersection of early Cold War foreign policy and domestic civil rights actions.
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