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What was Executive Order 9066?
What was Executive Order 9066?
- An order to enlist Japanese Americans in the military
- An order to grant Japanese Americans citizenship
- An order to provide financial compensation to Japanese Americans
- An order to forcibly remove Japanese Americans from their homes (correct)
How many people were affected by Executive Order 9066?
How many people were affected by Executive Order 9066?
- 12,000,000
- 120,000 (correct)
- 12,000
- 1,200,000
What were the "Assembly Centers" and "Relocation Centers"?
What were the "Assembly Centers" and "Relocation Centers"?
- Prisons for Japanese American criminals
- Military zones created in states with large Japanese-American populations
- Places where Japanese Americans were forced to live in poor conditions (correct)
- Hospitals for Japanese Americans with illnesses
What was the outcome of Fred Korematsu's Supreme Court case?
What was the outcome of Fred Korematsu's Supreme Court case?
When did the prison camps end?
When did the prison camps end?
What was the Civil Liberties Act?
What was the Civil Liberties Act?
What was the reason for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II?
What was the reason for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II?
What were the conditions like in the prison camps?
What were the conditions like in the prison camps?
What was the outcome of the Civil Liberties Act?
What was the outcome of the Civil Liberties Act?
Who was Fred Korematsu?
Who was Fred Korematsu?
Study Notes
During World War II, Japanese Americans, including U.S. citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in isolated camps through Executive Order 9066. The majority of the 120,000 people affected were American citizens. Military zones were created in states with large Japanese-American populations, and anti-Japanese American activity was prevalent. People were removed from their homes and sent to "Assembly Centers" and then "Relocation Centers" where they were forced to live in poor conditions. Violence occasionally occurred in the prison camps. In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested for refusing to relocate to a Japanese prison camp, and his case made it all the way to the Supreme Court. The prison camps ended in 1945 following the Supreme Court decision, Ex parte Mitsuye Endo. In 1988, Congress issued a formal apology and passed the Civil Liberties Act awarding $20,000 each to over 80,000 Japanese Americans as reparations for their treatment.
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Test your knowledge on the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II with this informative quiz. Explore the details of Executive Order 9066, the creation of military zones, and the poor conditions of the "Assembly Centers" and "Relocation Centers". Learn about the Supreme Court case of Fred Korematsu and the eventual end of the prison camps. Challenge yourself to see how much you know about this dark chapter in American history.
