Japanese American Internment Camps Quiz

What was the impact of internment on Japanese Americans' homes and livelihoods?

• They lost their homes and businesses during the war.

• They were able to return to their homes and businesses after internment.

• They were compensated for their losses during internment.

• They faced no economic hardships after internment.

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• To promote cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S.

• To grant Japanese Americans citizenship rights.

• To provide financial aid to Japanese Americans during the war.

• To create military zones and exclude people of Japanese descent from them.

What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo case?

• The detainees should be deported to Japan.

• The internment camps should be expanded to accommodate more detainees.

• The government could not detain loyal U.S. citizens.

• The government had the authority to detain any person of Japanese descent.

What challenges did Japanese Americans face upon returning home after internment?

• Warm welcome and support from their communities.

• No discrimination or anti-Japanese sentiment.

• Loss of property, vandalism, and economic hardship.

• Access to high-paying jobs and housing in affluent neighborhoods.

What did the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians recommend in its 1983 report?

• That Japanese Americans be deported to Japan.

• That no reparations or apologies be given to former internees.

• That the internment camps be reopened for a new group of detainees.

• That internees be individually compensated for their suffering.

What did the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 grant to every surviving U.S. citizen or legal resident who had been incarcerated?

• Ownership of government land and properties.

• No compensation or acknowledgment of their suffering.

• Financial redress and a presidential apology.

• Access to free education and healthcare.

What is the current status of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States?

• It still exists, with reports of hate incidents against Asian Americans.

• It has completely disappeared after internment.

• It only affects Japanese Americans, not other Asian groups.

• It has transformed into support and acceptance of Asian Americans.

What did the success of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s lead to for Japanese Americans?

• A decrease in the number of Japanese Americans in the U.S.

• A ban on Japanese immigration to the U.S.

• No change in the treatment of Japanese Americans.

• Increased pressure on Congress to pay former internees and apologize for their incarceration.