Question

From Hidden Figures

History Writing by Margot Lee Shetterly

Paragraph 13:

When the managers couldn't satisfy the demand with only white employees, the government decided to hire African Americans. A civil rights leader named A. Philip Randolph encouraged President desegregation of the federal government and defense industry and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee. This executive order opened up new and exciting opportunities for African Americans, allowing them to work side-by-side with white people during the war.

In paragraph 13, sentence 1, mark both the cause and effect. What does this cause-and effect relationship explain African American women as mathematicians at Langley?

Answer 1

Answer: The cause in the sentence is "the managers couldn't satisfy the demand with only white employees." The effect is "the government decided to hire African Americans."

This cause-and-effect relationship explains that due to the inability of the managers to meet the demand for labor with only white employees, the government decided to hire African Americans. However, the relationship does not specifically explain African American women as mathematicians at Langley.