Internment and the Constitution Answers

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Who was Fred Korematsu?

an American citizen who lived in California

a resident alien who lived in California.

a Japanese spy who lived in California.

an American citizen who lived in Hawaii.

Internment camps were also known as

relocation centers.

assembly centers.

military prisons.

exclusion zones.

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

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan’s takeover of China

Japan’s attack on Midway Island

Japan’s takeover of Southeast Asia

Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

did not receive due process.

did not pose a threat to the US.

were citizens who paid taxes.

made the country safer.

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

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

Since it was simple, Americans could learn it easily.

Since the Navajo spoke it, other American Indians would understand it.

Since it was widely known, allied forces could learn it easily.

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

this Amendement did not apply during war time.

certain groups could be excluded from this protection.

the Amendment should be overturned.

the President could opt out of any Amendment during war time.

During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on

how long they had lived in the US.

whether they lived in an exclusion zone.

how long they had lived on the East Coast.

whether they had ever lived in Japan.

How did the Navajo serve in World War II?

as code talkers in the Pacific

as journalists reporting from the front lines

as translators of Japanese codes

as scouts who checked troop routes

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