What was true of the desegregation of the armed forces under president truman? a. it was done by executive order. b. it was part of a law passed by congress. c. it was requested by military leaders. d. it was overruled by jim crow laws.

The correct answer is A) It was done by executive order.

Harry Truman passed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948. This desegregated the US military. Truman felt that this was a necessity after the way that one million African American men served bravely in the US military during World War II. This included specific groups like the Tuskegee Airmen who helped complete roughly 1,000 successful missions.

the South relied mostly on agriculture therefore needed more slaves

Explanation: The Southern environment is known for its hot and humid subtropical weather where there are long summers and short, mild, winters. This climate favoured agriculture and there were small farms as well as big plantations all over the southern states.

They grew cotton, tobacco, corn, sugar, and rice. The farms relied on slave labour and most of the slaves lived on the big plantations. As a result of this, most Southerners wanted and advocated for slavery as this was tied directly to their livelihood and economy.