5) WHEREAS it is the policy of the United States to encourage full participation in the national defense program by all citizens
of the United States, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, in the firm belief that the democratic way of life
within the Nation can be defended successfully only with the help and support of all groups within its borders, and
WHEREAS there is evidence that available and needed workers have been barred from employment in industries engaged in
defense production solely because of considerations of race, creed, color, or national origin, to the detriment of workers
morale and of national unity:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as a prerequisite to the
successful conduct of our national defense production effort, I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there
shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color,
or national origin, and I do hereby declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said
policy and of this order, to provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without
discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8802, 1941.
Although the text of this Executive Order expresses Roosevelt's disdain for discrimination, one of his later orders resulted in one of
the most discriminatory policies in U. S. history. Which order contradicts FDR's statements about race, creed, color, or national
origin?
A) Executive Order 8802, which stopped all immigration to the US.
B) Executive Order 9139, which created the War Manpower Commission
Executive Order 9066, which relocated Japanese Americans to internment camps
D) Executive Order 9981, which prohibited discrimination in the U. S. armed forces
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