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Internment and the Constitution

Question 5 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

Who was Fred Korematsu?

Answer
A
an American citizen who lived in California
B
a resident alien who lived in California.
C
a Japanese spy who lived in California.
D
an American citizen who lived in Hawaii.

Explanation

Fred Korematsu was an American citizen of Japanese ancestry who lived in California. During World War II, he challenged the government’s order to remove Japanese Americans from the West Coast, which led to the landmark Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States. The correct choice is “an American citizen who lived in California.”

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