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Japanese Internment - Check for Understanding

Authored by Daniel Gallegos

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 20 pts

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In this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for ---

the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

the verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee

the internment of Japanese Americans

Answer explanation

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In 1993, Clinton expressed his sincere apology for the actions that denied Japanese Americans their fundamental liberties. He acknowledged that the nation's actions were rooted in racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a lack of political leadership.

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

5 mins • 20 pts

The rights of citizens under the ​Fourth (4th) and​ (a)   Amendments to the ​Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of ​ (b)   camps for ​ Japanese Americans.

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Answer explanation

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On March 29, 1942, under the authority of the executive order, DeWitt issued Public Proclamation No. 4, which began the forced evacuation and detention of Japanese-American West Coast residents on a 48-hour notice. Only a few days prior to the proclamation, on March 21, Congress had passed Public Law 503, which made violation of Executive Order 9066 a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison and a $5,000 fine.

3.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

2 mins • 20 pts

Identify the region on the map where Executive Order 9066 forbade Japanese Americans from living in during internment.

Answer explanation

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The security and safety of the West Coast was the American government's primary concern when asserting their right to remove Japanese Americans in 1942.

4.

REORDER QUESTION

5 mins • 20 pts

Reorder the following events in chronological order.

President Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066

President Reagan issues the Civil Liberties Act of 1988

President Clinton apologizes for Japanese Internment

President Roosevelt declares war on Japan

Japanese Empire attacks the U.S. at Pearl Harbor

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

10 mins • 20 pts

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Read this excerpt from Justice Murphy of the Supreme Court in 1944.

Which actions did the U.S. Government take to address the problem in the excerpt? Select TWO correct answers.

They passed a law in 1988 acknowledging Internment as an unjust act.

In 1988, they provided $20,000 cash payment to each person who was in internment camps.

In 1988, President Clinton issued a Congressional Medal of Honor to Bruce Lee.

Answer explanation

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In 1988, Congress passed, and President Reagan signed, Public Law 100-383 – the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 – that acknowledged the injustice of "internment," apologized for it, and provided a $20,000 cash payment to each person who was incarcerated.

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