Japanese Internment during WW II

Executive Order 9066 led to which of the following in the United States.

• A declaration of war with Japan 
• The military imposing curfews and military zones 
• putting African Americans in military containment camps
• starting the selective service act

What type of American was interned due to Executive Order 9066?

• Japanese 
• African American
• German
• Italian, Japanese, and German

When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families  have to do? 

• Sale or store all of their belongings because they could only take what they could carry in a suitcase 
• Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with 
• Give all of their money and property to the US government 
• Enlist in the US Army

Where Japanese Americans given a trial or court hearing before being forced in to the internment camps?

• yes
• no

About how many Japanese Americans were sent to the camps?

• 8,000
• 40,000
• 120,000
• 200,000

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Where were most of the internment camps built?

• in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts 
• in cities out west
• only on the east coast
• in Tennessee 

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What was Fred Korematsu arrested for?

• Staying in Oakland and not reporting to the internment camps
• Aiding the Japanese
• Giving intelligence  to US enemy's 
• Not giving his money and property to the US Government 

WW2 cost the US...

• 23 billion

• 30 billion

• 330 billion

• 567 billion

• 2 trillion

When the ban on Japanese Americans joining the army was lifted many of these Americans joined...

• The Tuskegee Airmen

• The 1st armored division

• 7th Calvary

• 442nd Regimental Combat Team

• The AAA

By the height of the war this percentage of the work force was made up of women.

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3