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WorksheetsJapanese Internment
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Japanese Americans were interned as a result of what major event?
Germany invading Poland
Pearl Harbor
The Appeasement Policy
the death of Franklin Roosevelt
What was the date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
December 7, 1945
November 5, 1941
November 5, 1945
Which president executed Order 9066, which mandated the imprisonment of Americans in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Franklin Roosevelt
According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?
People of Japanese ancestry
People of Hawaiian ancestry
People of Native American ancestry
People of French ancestry
What was the motivation for imprisoning people of Japanese descent?
Hysteria, caused by the irrational fear of spies among us.
People of Japanese descent were openly plotting against the US government.
Racism and general mistrust of outsiders, known as xenophobia.
The US imprisoned people of German and Italian descent also, so they just wanted to be fair.
People of Japanese descent were forced to give up their homes, property, and other assets in order to relocate to internment camps.
True
False
Nisei are...
first generation Japanese Americans.
second generation Japanese Americans.
Which of the following is true of Japanese internment camps? (Check all that apply.)
Children were always separated from their families.
The camps were located in desolate landscapes where no one would want to live.
The camps were surrounded by armed guards who prevented people from escaping.
Each family would get a private house, complete with private kitchens and bathrooms.
Do you think that it is constitutional for the government to limit citizens rights during wartime?
Yes
No
Who is Fred Korematsu?
A Japanese American spy whose espionage was used to justify the imprisonment of thousands of others.
A lawyer who fought to protect Japanese Americans.
A Japanese American man who refused to relocate to a camp and fought all the way to the Supreme Court to protect his rights.
A famous actor who was imprisoned in an internment camp as a child and later wrote a graphic novel about his experience.
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Korematsu v. United States ?
Because the United States was at war, racial discrimination is constitutional
Racial discrimination is unconstitutional
The president should be impeached
Korematsu was right to deny the executive order
