AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Japanese Americans were not citizens.
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The loss of rights was only temporary.
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German Americans faced the same treatment.
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National security was potentially threatened.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: National Security was potentially threatened.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Terms in this set (35) It declared the internment of Japanese Americans to be legal as a matter of military necessity.
Detailed explanation-5: -In an opinion written by Justice Black, the Court ruled that the evacuation order violated by Korematsu was valid.