Wartime Mistakes, Peacetime Apologies

What is the main focus of the informational text according to the page?

• Understanding the history of wartime mistakes

• Learning about peacetime apologies

• Taking notes while reading nonfiction selections

• Studying vocabulary words

What should note cards contain according to the text?

• A single supporting detail

• A list of vocabulary words

• A main idea and supporting details

• A summary of the entire text

What does the word 'prescribe' mean as per the selection vocabulary?

• To correct

• To define officially

• To make decisions

• To compensate

What is the meaning of 'discretion' as used in the selection vocabulary?

• Payment for loss or injury

• Authority to make decisions

• To define officially

• To correct

According to the selection vocabulary, what does 'compensation' refer to?

• Correcting mistakes

• Defining laws

• Payment given for a loss or injury

• Authority to make decisions

What is the correct definition of 'rectify' as given in the selection vocabulary?

• To make decisions

• To define officially

• To correct

• To compensate

Which President issued Executive Order 9066 according to the word study section?

• President Kennedy

• President Roosevelt

• President Johnson

• President Clinton

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066 as mentioned in the word study section?

• To compensate Japanese Americans

• To rectify wartime mistakes

• To prescribe new laws

• To force Japanese Americans into internment camps

What event prompted the drastic change in the lives of Yoshiko Imamoto and more than 120,000 other people of Japanese ancestry living in the United States?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

• The start of the Korean War

• The issuance of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt

How long had Yoshiko Imamoto lived in America before she was taken to jail?

• 10 years

• 24 years

• 34 years

• 50 years