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History
11th
grade
HW 7.7 – American Minorities During WWII Regents Questions
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A major cause of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was
national segregation policies
immigration quotas
racial prejudice
economic depression
- 2. Multiple Choice
A violation of civil rights that occurred in the United States during World War II was the
arrests made as a result of the Palmer raids
passage of an open immigration law
internment of Japanese Americans
forced removal of Native American Indians from their reservations
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement about Japanese Americans interned during World War II is most accurate?
Many were forced to return to Japan at the conclusion of the war
No Japanese Americans were allowed to serve in the United States armed services during the war
Most were released after signing a loyalty oath
Many lost their homes and businesses
- 4. Multiple Choice
In 1988, Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of the surviving Americans of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II because
the danger of war with Japan no longer existed
all of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizens
the World Court ordered the United States to pay reparations
many Americans believed the internment was unjust and unnecessary
- 5. Multiple Choice
The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has
continued to extend voting rights to minorities
protected itself from internal dissent
sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities
often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on a study of the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti (1920s) and the internment of Japanese Americans (1940s), which conclusion is most accurate?
The Bill of Rights is not intended to apply to naturalized
citizens
Racial and ethnic hostilities are effectively checked by adherence to due process of law
Internment of suspected criminals is necessary during wartime
Nativism and racism sometimes override the ideals of constitutional democracy
- 7. Multiple Choice
The United States Supreme Court decision in Korematsu v. United States (1944) concerned
restricting freedom of the press
the president’s right to use atomic weapons
limiting civil liberties during wartime
the right of women to serve in military combat
- 8. Multiple Choice
“Korematsu was not excluded from the military area because of hostility to him or his race. He was excluded because we are at war with the Japanese Empire, because the . . . authorities feared an invasion of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measures.”
—Justice Hugo Black in Korematsu v. United States, 1944
Which generalization is supported by this quotation?
Individual rights need to be maintained in national emergencies
The Supreme Court lacks the power to block presidential actions taken during wartime
Individual rights can be restricted under certain circumstances
Only the Supreme Court can alter the constitutional rights of American citizens
- 9. Multiple Choice
“It is known that there are Japanese residents of California who have sought to aid the Japanese enemy by way of communicating information.”
- Culbert Olson, Governor of California, February 1942
This statement helped influence President Franklin D. Roosevelt to
ask Congress to declare war on Japan
force most Japanese Americans to leave the United States
send federal troops to guard California’s capital
restrict the civil liberties of Japanese Americans
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the 1944 case Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that wartime conditions justified the
use of women in military combat
ban against strikes by workers
limitations placed on civil liberties
reduction in the powers of the president
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which federal policy was enacted during World War II and justified as a wartime necessity?
a ban on German-language books
internment of Japanese Americans
exclusion of Chinese immigrants
adoption of the quota system of immigration
- 12. Multiple Choice
During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
were known spies for Japan
were seen as a security threat
refused to serve in the United States military
expressed their support for Italy and Germany
- 13. Multiple Choice
The decision of the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the power of the president during wartime to
ban terrorists from entering the country
limit a group’s civil liberties
stop mistreatment of resident legal aliens
deport persons who work for enemy nations
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?
deportation to Japan
mandatory military service
denial of voting rights
confinement in internment camps
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