Japanese American Internment Answers

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services.Which of the following best describes the tone Roosevelt uses in the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities as defined in Section 4, Act of April 20, 1918, 40 Stat. 533, as amended by the Act of November 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1220, and the Act of August 21, 1941, 55 Stat. 655 (U.S.C., Title 50, Sec. 104).Which term best describes the tone of the paragraph?

I didn’t know what to say.I gave her a packet of tomato seedsand asked her to plant them for me, told herwhen the first tomato ripenedshe’d miss me.

Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I saw Denise today in Geography class.She was sitting on the other side of the room.“You’re trying to start a war,” she said, “giving secretsaway to the Enemy. Why can’t you keep your bigmouth shut?”Which is represented within these lines?

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities . . . . Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation?

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion. Which words from the excerpt best support the official nature of the document?

Although it is not directly stated in the order, it was assumed that individuals in Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066 were targeted for internment because

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services.Which statement best describes President Roosevelt’s use of vocabulary in the excerpt?

What is a theme in Dwight Okita’s poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066"?