HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the danger of war with Japan no longer existed
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all of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizens
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the World Court ordered the United States to pay reparations
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many Americans believed the internment was unjust and unnecessary
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1988, Congress passed, and President Reagan signed, Public Law 100-383 – the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 – that acknowledged the injustice of “internment, ‘’ apologized for it, and provided a $20, 000 cash payment to each person who was incarcerated.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Office of Redress Administration (ORA) was established in 1988 and was charged with administering a ten-year program to provide a tax-free restitution payment of $20, 000 to eligible individuals of Japanese ancestry for the fundamental injustices of the evacuation, relocation, and internment during World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese American relocation program had significant consequences. Camp residents lost some $400 million in property during their incarceration. Congress provided $38 million in reparations in 1948 and forty years later paid an additional $20, 000 to each surviving individual who had been detained in the camps.
Detailed explanation-5: -Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps.
Detailed explanation-6: -As an added benefit, internees who worked were given a clothing credit of $3.75 month. Before life in the camps, Japanese Americans made much more money than they did while interned. They also made significantly less than their Caucasian counterparts who staffed the camps.