Internment and the Constitution

Question 1

During World War II, the government argued that it should be able to waive the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming

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certain groups could be excluded from this protection.

Question 2

In Korematsu v. US (1944), the Supreme Court ruled that in a time of great “emergency and peril,” the internment of Japanese Americans was

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constitutional

Question 3

best

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to show their loyalty to the US

Question 4

Who issued Executive Order 9066?

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Franklin Roosevelt

Question 5

Which is one advantage of using Navajo as a military code language?

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Since few people understood it, it was a difficult code to break.

Question 6

Internment camps were also known as

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relocation centers.

Question 7

Who was Fred Korematsu?

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an American citizen who lived in California

Question 8

What pivotal event led the United States to enter World War II?

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Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 9

How did the Navajo serve in World War II?

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as code talkers in the Pacific

Question 10

Read the quote by President George W. Bush, honoring the Tuskegee Airmen in 2007. These men in our presence felt a special sense of urgency. They were fighting two wars: One was in Europe, and the other took place in the hearts and minds of our citizens. That's why we're here. The white commander of the Tuskegee airfield was once asked—with all seriousness—how do African Americans fly?—reflecting the ignorance of the times, they said, how do African Americans fly? He said, "Oh, they fly just like everybody else flies—stick and rudder.What were the “two wars” that were fought by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

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the wars against discrimination at home and against the axis powers

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