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Japanese American Internment

Question 10 • DBN LA 6-CR

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities . . . . Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation?

Answer
A
premises
B
sabotage
C
utilities
D
defense

Explanation

“Sabotage” has a negative connotation because it means deliberately damaging or disrupting something. “Defense,” “premises,” and “utilities” are more neutral terms in this excerpt.

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