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Japanese Internment Camps

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Around how many Japanese-Americans were forced to move to internment camps during World War II?

a)

3,000

b)

15,000

c)

40,000

d)

120,000

2.

What U.S. president ordered the Japanese to be moved to internment camps?

a)

George Bush

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Harry Truman

3.

What type of homes were families given in the camps?

a)

Brick four-bedroom homes

b)

Two bedroom wooden homes

c)

Single room tarpaper shacks

d)

They lived in caves

4.

True or False: Families with children were allowed to stay home and were not forced to move to the camps.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

What happened to people living in the camps when they finally got out?

a)

They had lost their farms

b)

They had lost their property

c)

They had to rebuild their lives from nothing

d)

All of the above

6.

Which of the following is true of the conditions in the camp?

a)

They were able to come and go as they pleased

b)

The children attended well-equipped schools

c)

They lived in large homes and ate good food

d)

None of the above

7.

What did the United States do for the camp survivors in 1988?

a)

Apologized

b)

Paid each of the survivors $20,000

c)

The president sent each of them a letter

d)

All of the above

8.

How many Japanese Americans were relocated to the Internment Camps?

a)

Around 113,000

b)

Around 200,000

c)

Around102,000

d)

Around 120,000

9.

Which U.S. President created Executive Order 9066 which ordered Japanese Americans to be relocated to internment camps

a)

Harry Truman

b)

George Washington

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

10.

What was the government act that sen Japanese Americans to the internment camps

a)

1924 Immigration Act

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Executive Order 8807

d)

Executive Order 9981

11.

Why Were Japanese Internment Camps created?

a)

To Punish Japanese Americans

b)

To Scare Japan

c)

To Protect America From Japanese Americans

d)

To make money off Japanese Americans

12.

On Average how many families stayed in each barrack?

a)

1 family

b)

2-3 families

c)

4-5 families

d)

7-8 families

13.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of Japanese Internment Camps during World War II?

a)

To protect Japanese-Americans from public backlash

b)

To prevent espionage and protect national security

c)

To provide better living conditions for Japanese-Americans

d)

To train Japanese-Americans for military service

14.

Which of the following was a common experience for Japanese-Americans in internment camps?

a)

Freedom to travel outside the camps

b)

Access to higher education

c)

Forced labor and poor living conditions

d)

Participation in local government

15.

What was the name of the U.S. government program that provided reparations to Japanese-American internment survivors?

a)

Civil Liberties Act of 1988

b)

Japanese-American Redress Act

c)

Reparations and Apology Act

d)

Internment Compensation Program