USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?

(A) they were providing the Germans with intelligence

(B) ** they were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies

(C) they were of German decent and falsely labeled as enemies

(D) they had known about the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear-not evidence-drove the U.S. to place over 127, 000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII. Over 127, 000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II.

Concept note-2: -Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. In an effort to curb potential Japanese espionage, Executive Order 9066 approved the relocation of Japanese-Americans into internment camps. At first, the relocations were completed on a voluntary basis.