Japanese Internment Camp Experience

Why were Japanese Americans impacted by the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Many Japanese Americans helped to plan the attack.

• Japan attacked the U.S., so many Americans viewed Japanese people differently as a result. 

• All immigrants weren't welcome in America anymore.

What were some things that the FBI did to Japanese Americans following Pearl Harbor? (choose one answer)

• Searched homes

• Confiscate (take) belongings.

• Arrest community leaders without trial

• All of the above.

What did Roosevelt's new Executive Order do?

• It allowed the removal of people who were a possible threat to national security from the coast to relocation centers

• It forced Japanese Americans to serve in the U.S. military

• It allowed President Roosevelt to send Japanese immigrants back to Japan

Which of the following statements is correct when describing the Japanese internment camps?

• They were completely built and made comfortable by the time people arrived to live in them

• They were built quickly as prisons that were overcrowded and unsanitary

• The camps were thoughtfully designed by President Roosevelt himself

• The camps were clean and modern to allow an easy transition for immigrants

Why was being released from the internment camps both positive and negative?

• They were set free and allowed to go back to the lifestyle they had before

• The were kept under careful watch and sent to new facilities

• They were set free from the camps but many of their homes from before were gone

Did the U.S. government ever apologize for the mistreatment of Japanese Americans during WWII?

• Yes

• No

If you haven't watched the other video yet, go watch it, then come back to this question.

 

Compare this video with the U.S. OWI video. What are your reactions to the two accounts? 3-4 sentence comparison.