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- 1. Open Ended
What does it mean to "right a wrong?"
- 2. Multiple Choice
What years did World War 2 begin and end?
1929-1935
1939-1945
1932-1942
1946-1954
- 3. Multiple Choice
Japanese Americans were sent to camps as a result of what major event?
Germany invading Poland
Pearl Harbor
The Appeasement Policy
the death of Franklin Roosevelt
- 4. Multiple Choice
Japanese Americans had plenty of time to get their stuff packed before they were taken to the camps
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
The main thing that guided decisions about what to do with Japanese Americans was...
fear
trustworthiness
open-mindedness
data and facts
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where were most of the internment camps built?
in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts
in cities out west
only on the east coast
in Tennessee
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many Japanese Americans did not know where they were being sent.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
Japanese American children were also incarcerated during WWII.
TRUE
FALSE
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families have to do?
Leave behind their homes, belongings, businesses, and pets.
Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with
Give all of their money and property to the US government
Enlist in the US Army
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which President signed the Civil Liberties Act and formally apologized to Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII?
Reagan
Obama
Bush Sr
Lincoln
- 12. Multiple Choice
Barbed wire and guards surrounded these camps during WWII
internment camps
concentration camps
both
- 13. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE: Incarcerated Japanese Americans faced discrimination, racism, and financial struggle when they returned to their "homes."
TRUE
FALSE
- 14. Multiple Choice
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team... (check 2 boxes)
never fought in WWII
was made up of mostly Japanese-Americans
perished at sea on the way to Europe.
is the most decorated Army unit in American history.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Friends could visit while Japanese Americans were incarcerated, but they had to stay on the other side of the fence.
TRUE
FALSE
- 16. Multiple Choice
In what year did they start closing the Japanese internment camps?
1945
1947
1948
1949
- 17. Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE: Some interned Americans fought in the armed forces during World War 2.
TRUE
FALSE
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAbout how many Japanese Americans were sent to the camps?8,00040,000120,000200,000
- 19. Multiple Choice
When Japanese Americans were freed...
they returned to normal life.
everything they left behind was waiting for them.
they had a lot of money.
they were given a train ticket and $25 dollars.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The camps all had...
running water and private bathrooms
individual rooms for families
no running water and community bathrooms
freedom to leave camp whenever they wanted
- 21. Multiple Choice
TRUE OR FALSE: Small acts of discrimination against Asian culture helped make Japanese American incarceration possible.
TRUE
FALSE
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