HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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deportation to Japan
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mandatory military service
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denial of voting rights
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confinement in internment camps
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Detailed explanation-1: -Korematsu asked the Supreme Court of the United States to hear his case. 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-2: -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-3: -Which of the following reflects the Supreme Court’s position in 1944 on the internment of Japanese Americans? National security in wartime justified the relocation.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the Supreme Court’s decision? Ruled 6-3 against Korematsu and upheld that the order was constitutional and legal.