Japanese American internment

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/japanese-american-internment

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the executive order 9066 date?February 19, 1942
2. What is the civil liberties act of 1988?Provided a formal apology and $20,000 in reparations to each surviving internee
3. Why were Japanese Americans put in camps during World War II?The government said it was for national security after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but there was no evidence that Japanese Americans were disloyal. The decision was driven by fear, racism, and war hysteria.
4. How many people were taken to the camps and were they all citizens?About 120,000 people were taken to the camps, and more than 60 % of them were U.S. citizens. The camps were in remote areas on the West Coast.

Issei and Nisei: Issei refers to first-generation Japanese immigrants; Nisei refers to their American-born children.
War Relocation Authority (WRA): The U.S. government agency established to manage the internment camps.
Redress Movement: The organized effort by Japanese Americans and their allies to seek an apology and compensation for the internment.
Civil Rights Violation: An infringement upon the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals by law.