WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did President Roosevelt and the government do in reaction to the fear that any American with Japanese decent might attack the U.S.?
A
Treated the Japanese soldiers in Japan terribly
B
Used the atomic bomb in Japan because of this
C
Relocated Japanese Americans to internment camps in the U.S.
D
Removed all Japanese-Americans and sent them back to Japan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to “relocation centers” further inland – resulting in the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. The order led to the incarceration of 120, 000 Japanese Americans during World War II.

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