USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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On what grounds did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutionality of limiting the rights of Japanese Americans during World War II?

(A) Japanese Americans were not citizens.

(B) The loss of rights was only temporary.

(C) German Americans faced the same treatment.

(D) ** National security was potentially threatened.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Answer. Answer: National Security was potentially threatened.

Concept note-2: -In December 1944, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial decisions, which upheld the constitutionality of internment camps during World War II. Today, the Korematsu v. United States decision has been rebuked but was only finally overturned in 2018.

Concept note-3: -On December 18, 1944, a divided Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, that the detention was a “military necessity” not based on race.

Concept note-4: -Terms in this set (35) It declared the internment of Japanese Americans to be legal as a matter of military necessity.

Concept note-5: -In an opinion written by Justice Black, the Court ruled that the evacuation order violated by Korematsu was valid.