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WorksheetsJapanese Internment Camps
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Around how many Japanese-Americans were forced to move to internment camps during World War II?
3,000
15,000
40,000
120,000
What U.S. president ordered the Japanese to be moved to internment camps?
George Bush
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
What type of homes were families given in the camps?
Brick four-bedroom homes
Two bedroom wooden homes
Single room tarpaper shacks
They lived in caves
True or False: Families with children were allowed to stay home and were not forced to move to the camps.
TRUE
FALSE
What happened to people living in the camps when they finally got out?
They had lost their farms
They had lost their property
They had to rebuild their lives from nothing
All of the above
Which of the following is true of the conditions in the camp?
They were able to come and go as they pleased
The children attended well-equipped schools
They lived in large homes and ate good food
None of the above
What did the United States do for the camp survivors in 1988?
Apologized
Paid each of the survivors $20,000
The president sent each of them a letter
All of the above
How many Japanese Americans were relocated to the Internment Camps?
Around 113,000
Around 200,000
Around102,000
Around 120,000
Which U.S. President created Executive Order 9066 which ordered Japanese Americans to be relocated to internment camps
Harry Truman
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
What was the government act that sen Japanese Americans to the internment camps
1924 Immigration Act
Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 8807
Executive Order 9981
Why Were Japanese Internment Camps created?
To Punish Japanese Americans
To Scare Japan
To Protect America From Japanese Americans
To make money off Japanese Americans
On Average how many families stayed in each barrack?
1 family
2-3 families
4-5 families
7-8 families
What was the primary reason for the establishment of Japanese Internment Camps during World War II?
To protect Japanese-Americans from public backlash
To prevent espionage and protect national security
To provide better living conditions for Japanese-Americans
To train Japanese-Americans for military service
Which of the following was a common experience for Japanese-Americans in internment camps?
Freedom to travel outside the camps
Access to higher education
Forced labor and poor living conditions
Participation in local government
What was the name of the U.S. government program that provided reparations to Japanese-American internment survivors?
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Japanese-American Redress Act
Reparations and Apology Act
Internment Compensation Program
