WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Children went without a good education or any opportunities and adults lost their homes and businesses.
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They could not go to the beach.
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They could not spy for Japan.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within the camps, Japanese Americans endured dehumanizing conditions including poor housing and food, a lack of privacy, inadequate medical care, and substandard education.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reparations. The last Japanese internment camp closed in March 1946. President Gerald Ford officially repealed Executive Order 9066 in 1976, and in 1988, Congress issued a formal apology and passed the Civil Liberties Act awarding $20, 000 each to over 80, 000 Japanese Americans as reparations for their treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated at least 125, 284 people of Japanese descent in 75 identified incarceration sites. Most lived on the Pacific Coast, in concentration camps in the western interior of the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -The order sent Japanese Americans from their homes to remote camps throughout the U.S. Some 1, 600 prisoners died during their incarceration and many lost property and businesses that they were forced to abandon.