Japanese Internment Camps

What was the purpose of the order posted by the US Army in 1942?

• To offer compensation to Japanese Americans

• To provide aid to Japanese American families

• To register Japanese Americans for evacuation

• To recruit Japanese Americans into the army

What was the Executive Order 9066?

• An order to provide financial aid to Japanese Americans

• An order to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast

• An order to recruit Japanese Americans into the military

• An order to integrate Japanese Americans into society

What was the WRA?

• Western Regional Agency

• War Relocation Authority

• World Refugee Association

• War Recruitment Agency

What was the main reason for the confiscation of Dorothea Lange's photos?

• They were too colorful

• They were too blurry

• They were too emotional

• They were too artistic

What was the 'fifth column' according to the text?

• A group of Japanese American soldiers

• A newspaper column about Japanese Americans

• A term for Japanese American spies

• A hypothetical group loyal to the enemy

What did the WRA aim to document through films and photographs?

• The daily life of American soldiers

• The relocation process of Japanese Americans

• The architecture of concentration camps

• The cultural festivals of Japanese Americans

What was the outcome of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?

• It provided new homes for Japanese Americans

• It offered financial compensation to survivors

• It recruited Japanese Americans into the army

• It established new concentration camps

What did Dorothea Lange's photographs primarily capture?

• The architecture of concentration camps

• The human side of Japanese American incarceration

• The daily life of American soldiers

• The landscapes of California

What did the US government admit in 1943?

• There was no evidence of espionage by Japanese Americans

• The concentration camps were unnecessary

• The relocation was a mistake

• There were acts of sabotage by Japanese Americans

What did the term 'Issei' refer to?

• Japanese American politicians

• Second-generation Japanese Americans

• First-generation Japanese immigrants

• Japanese American soldiers