Government Policies
Which U.S. president signed Executive Order 9066?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What surrounded many incarceration camps to restrict people's movement?
Barbed-wire fences and guard tower
In what year and month did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
December 1941
In what year did Congress pass the Civil Liberties Act to address the injustice of Japanese American incarceration?
1988.
In what month and year was Executive Order 9066 signed?
February 1942.
Where did many people eat their meals in the camps?
In communal mess halls.
What did the Supreme Court decide in Ex parte Endo in 1944?
The government could not detain a concededly loyal U.S. citizen without legal authorization.
How much money did the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 authorize for each eligible surviving person who had been incarcerated?
$20,000.
Which U.S. government agency was responsible for running the Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II?
The War Relocation Authority (WRA).
What was the significance of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II?
It was a highly decorated U.S. Army unit made up mainly of Japanese American soldiers.
What two factors, besides wartime fears, helped lead to the incarceration of Japanese Americans?
Racism and anti-Japanese prejudice.
In its 1983 report, what three factors did the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians identify as the main causes of Japanese American incarceration?
Race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.