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Why did the US government think internment camps were necessary during World War II?

A
to protect against discrimination
B
to improve relations with Japan
C
to protect national security
D
to improve relations with Germany
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Which best describes what World War II internees faced when they returned home?

A
property damage and discrimination
B
discrimination and a return to normalcy
C
financial reparations
D
government apologies
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During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on

A
how long they had lived on the East Coast.
B
how long they had lived in the US.
C
whether they lived in an exclusion zone.
D
whether they had ever lived in Japan.
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What pivotal event led the United States to enter World War II?

A
Japan’s takeover of Southeast Asia
B
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
C
Japan’s attack on Midway Island
D
Japan’s takeover of China
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In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States , the court decided that the Fourteenth Amendment

A
could be waived in a time of emergency such as war.
B
protected Korematsu from military obligations.
C
was null and void until after the end of the war.
D
did not apply to Korematsu because he was Japanese.
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During World War II, how did the policy of internment affect people of Japanese descent in the United States?

A
They were forced to join the military and fight Japan.
B
They were forced to work for the US government.
C
They were forced to relocate to assembly centers.
D
They were forced to relocate to Japan.
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During World War II, the government argued that it should be able to waive the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming

A
the Amendment should be overturned.
B
certain groups could be excluded from this protection.
C
this Amendement did not apply during war time.
D
the President could opt out of any Amendment during war time.
8

Who issued Executive Order 9066?

A
Congress
B
the Supreme Court
C
Theodore Roosevelt
D
Franklin Roosevelt
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Internment camps were also known as

A
assembly centers.
B
relocation centers.
C
exclusion zones.
D
military prisons.
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Who was Fred Korematsu?

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

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