interment

What event on December 7, 1941, affected Aki Kurose and millions of Americans?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The start of the Civil War

• The moon landing

How long had Japanese American communities been growing in the US by 1941?

• Over 75 years

• Over 50 years

• Over 100 years

• Over 25 years

What did President Roosevelt issue on February 19, 1942?

• The Civil Rights Act

• Executive Order 9066

• The New Deal

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Where were Aki and her family first moved to after being forced from their home?

• Camp Justice

• Camp Freedom

• Camp Harmony

• Camp Liberty

What was the final destination of Aki and her family?

• Minidoka in southern Idaho

• Alcatraz in San Francisco

• Ellis Island in New York

• Manzanar in California

What did the War Relocation Authority rely on incarcerees to do?

• Keep the camps running

• Build more camps

• Serve as guards

• Teach the soldiers

What helped Aki finish her final year of high school?

• A private tutor

• A government scholarship

• An anti-racist Quaker organization

• A local community college

What Supreme Court case in late 1944 changed the situation for Japanese Americans?

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Roe vs. Wade

• Marbury vs. Madison

• A landmark case ruling detention without charges unconstitutional

What were the incarcerees given when the camps closed down?

• $100 and a bus ticket

• $25 and a train ticket

• A certificate of apology

• A house and a job

When did the US government officially apologize for the wartime incarceration?

• 2001

• 1988

• 1975

• 1999