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What was the impact of President Roosevelt’s approval of Executive Order 9066?

A
The draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.
B
The United States moved quickly to bomb Japan in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack.
C
All persons in the United States speaking a foreign language were ordered into internment camps.
D
More than 100,000 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave their homes and move to internment camps.
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During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on

A
how long they had lived in the US.
B
whether they lived in an exclusion zone.
C
how long they had lived on the East Coast.
D
whether they had ever lived in Japan.
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Who issued Executive Order 9066?

A
Franklin Roosevelt
B
Theodore Roosevelt
C
Congress
D
the Supreme Court
4

How did the Navajo serve in World War II?

A
as code talkers in the Pacific
B
as journalists reporting from the front lines
C
as translators of Japanese codes
D
as scouts who checked troop routes
5

Which of the following best describes one reason that thousands of Japanese Americans voluntarily joined the US military during World War II?

A
to show their loyalty to the US
B
to travel to Europe and the Pacific
C
to take a stand against internment camps
D
to become eligible to run for US government offices
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How did President Truman’s Executive Order 9981 show progress toward racial equality?

A
The order ended segregation in the military.
B
The order set up integrated military housing for soldiers.
C
The order dismantled the internment camps for Japanese Americans.
D
The order gave medals of honor to injured servicemen of different backgrounds.
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Why were Japanese Americans living on the West Coast interned after the Pearl Harbor attack?

A
Many community leaders feared that Japanese Americans might be attacked by angry mobs and needed a safe place to live.
B
Japanese Americans were interned so that they might more easily contribute to the war effort.
C
Many people feared the presence of Japanese spies after Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor.
D
Japanese Americans were interned to prevent them from joining the German side in the European campaign.
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Internment camps were also known as

A
relocation centers.
B
assembly centers.
C
military prisons.
D
exclusion zones.
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Who was Fred Korematsu?

A
an American citizen who lived in California
B
a resident alien who lived in California.
C
a Japanese spy who lived in California.
D
an American citizen who lived in Hawaii.
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During World War II, how did the policy of internment affect people of Japanese descent in the United States?

A
They were forced to relocate to assembly centers.
B
They were forced to relocate to Japan.
C
They were forced to join the military and fight Japan.
D
They were forced to work for the US government.

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