Question

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during world war ii, the u.s. navy was segregated by race, and many african americans were assigned the dangerous work of preparing explosive devices for shipment. on july 17, 1944, as men loaded bombs onto ships at port chicago, a california naval base, two ships exploded in a massive blast. the explosion, which was due in part to inadequate safety procedures, killed hundreds, primarily african americans. the navy blamed the men for carelessness, and many of the disaster’s survivors refused to return to work. as a result, fifty african american men were convicted of mutiny. their conviction and imprisonment provoked outrage at the navy’s racist policies. consequently, the navy began assigning white sailors to share in the hazardous work, and later integrated its forces.
which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
cause - effect
compare - contrast

Explanation:

The text describes a sequence of events where each event leads to the next: the segregated dangerous work leads to the explosion, the explosion leads to wrongful convictions, the convictions lead to outrage, and the outrage leads to Navy policy changes. This follows a cause-and-effect structure, not compare-contrast (which would focus on similarities/differences between two subjects).

Answer:

cause-effect