USA HISTORY

A valid conclusion based on the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II is that in wartime ____

(A) first-generation immigrants become security risks

(B) ** constitutional liberties may be limited

(C) loyalty oaths are necessary to protect the national interest

(D) fear and uncertainty do not interfere with normal life

Concept note-1: -One of the great ironies of the Second World War was America’s forced confinement of more than 120, 000 Americans of Japanese ancestry. These Japanese Americans were held in camps that often were isolated, uncomfortable, and overcrowded.

Concept note-2: -On September 2, World War II ended when U.S. General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s formal surrender aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay along with a flotilla of more than 250 Allied warships.

Concept note-3: -Which is a valid conclusion based on a study of the years immediately after World War I and World War II? After times of war, a strong desire of American society is to return to a period of peace and quiet in foreign affairs.

Concept note-4: -Which statement is accurate concerning the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II? President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the action as a military necessity.