Japanese Americans during World War Two

Japanese Americans were sent to camps as a result of what major event?

• Germany invading Poland

• Pearl Harbor

• The Appeasement Policy

• the death of Franklin Roosevelt

Japanese Americans had plenty of time to get their stuff packed before they were taken to the camps

• True

• False

President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.

• True

• False

The main thing that guided decisions about what to do with Japanese Americans was...

• fear

• trustworthiness

• open-mindedness

• data and facts

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

Many Japanese Americans did not know where they were being sent.

• True

• False

Japanese American children were also incarcerated during WWII.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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

• Leave behind their homes, belongings, businesses, and pets.

• 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

TRUE or FALSE: Incarcerated Japanese Americans faced discrimination, racism, and financial struggle when they returned to their "homes."

• TRUE

• FALSE

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team... (check 2 boxes)

• never fought in WWII

• was made up of mostly Japanese-Americans

• perished at sea on the way to Europe.

• is the most decorated Army unit in American history.