WorksheetsJapanese Internment Camp
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About how many Japanese Americans were sent to the camps?
a)
8,000
b)
40,000
c)
120,000
d)
200,000
2.
Where were most of the internment camps built?
a)
in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts
b)
in cities out west
c)
only on the east coast
d)
in Tennessee
3.
During WWII how many Japanese Americans were accused of sabotage?
a)
0
b)
6
c)
28
d)
846
4.
When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families have to do?
a)
Sale or store all of their belongings because they could only take what they could carry in a suitcase
b)
Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with
c)
Give all of their money and property to the US government
d)
Enlist in the US Army
5.
Barbed wire and guards surrounded these camps during WWII
a)
internment camps
b)
concentration camps
c)
both
6.
What was Fred Korematsu arrested for?
a)
Staying in Oakland and not reporting to the internment camps
b)
Aiding the Japanese
c)
Giving intelligence to US enemy's
d)
Not giving his money and property to the US Government
7.
Who won the court case?
a)
Korematsu
b)
The United States
8.
Which US naval base did Japan bomb in 1941?
a)
Florida
b)
Hawaii
c)
Kentucky
d)
California
9.
What is a "Barrack?"
a)
A bench
b)
A kind of baseball bat
c)
Our president
d)
A type of house
10.
What were the barracks like?
a)
warm and spacious hotel rooms
b)
mansions
c)
a long room with a series of beds where up to 200 people slept
d)
an apartment
11.
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Japanese Americans had to sell their property quickly or risk having it stolen or vandalized.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Define Nisei:
a)
an immigrant
b)
a food
c)
a person born in the US whose parents were immigrants from Japan.
d)
a soldier
14.
How many interment camps were there?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
3
d)
1
15.
When were the internment camps closed?
a)
1938
b)
1945
c)
1946
d)
1953
16.
Why were Japanese-Americans persecuted?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Holocaust
17.
What did the Japanese-Americans do in the camps?
a)
Work
b)
Play with friends
c)
Go on field trips
d)
Hunt animals
18.
What were Japanese immigrants called?
a)
Interns
b)
Emigrants
c)
Immigrants
d)
Issei
19.
What were American-born Japanese people called?
a)
Emojis
b)
Issei
c)
Nisei
d)
Japanese-Americans
20.
When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
1953
b)
1941
c)
Never, Pearl Harbor wasn't bombed
d)
1946
21.
What day was Pearl Harbor bombed?
a)
January 2nd
b)
August 16th
c)
December 7th
d)
July 29th
22.
When did Japanese interment begin?
a)
1946
b)
1942
c)
1940
d)
1937
23.
How many Japanese-Americans were relocated?
a)
1,000,000-2,000,000
b)
15,000-30,000
c)
10,000-20,000
d)
110,000-120,000
24.
Who was the president during this time?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Ronald Reagan
25.
Did the U.S. know about the incoming attack?
a)
Yes, they knew
b)
No, it was a surprise
c)
Japan and the U.S. were allies; nothing was bombed.
26.
About how long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?
a)
10 minutes
b)
30 minutes
c)
Two hours
d)
6 hours
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