Japanese Internment

Question 1

Why were did Americans feel a threat from the Japanese-Americans?

Answer 1

Suspected of being “un-American”.

Pervasive believe, fueled by nativism and racism, that Japanese Americans could not be trusted

Question 2

“Nisei”

Answer 2

second generation and US citizens by birth

Question 3

Feb, FDR signs executive order authorizing what?

Answer 3

US army evacuate all “persons of Japanese ancestry” - citizen and alien-alike from West Coast

Question 4

Battle of Midway showed what?

Answer 4

Us military intelligence knew by the end of June that the battle of Midway had removed the threat of Japanese invasion of Hawaii or the West coast.. even then, at least 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated.

Question 5

Had to do security check to gain freedom- resulted in what?

Answer 5

Any questions answered that proved disloyalty were immediately labeled as such and therefore had no chance to leave the camps and were eventually segergated from the majority.

Those who volunteered for combat duty in Europe gained freedom

Question 6

Jan 1945

Answer 6

Camps officially closed

Question 7

Congress passed the Japanese American evacuation Claims act, which provided compensation for evacuee’s losses- how much?

Answer 7

ten cents.

Question 8

Wasn’t until 1988 till what?

Answer 8

Ronald Reigan signs the Civil Liberties Act, which provided redress of $20,000 for each survivng detainee.