Japanese Internment Camp

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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During WWII how many Japanese Americans were accused of sabotage? 

• 0
• 6
• 28
• 846

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

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Barbed wire and guards surrounded these camps during WWII

• internment camps
• concentration camps
• both

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 

Who won the court case?

• Korematsu 
• The United States

Which US naval base did Japan bomb in 1941?

• Florida
• Hawaii
• Kentucky
• California

What is a "Barrack?"

• A bench
• A kind of baseball bat
• Our president
• A type of house

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What were the barracks like?

• warm and spacious hotel rooms
• mansions 
• a long room with a series of beds where up to 200 people slept
• an apartment 

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