Pearl Harbor Basics
This country attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Japan
Executive Order 9066 was signed during this event
World War II
People in internment camps lived in these simple, crowded buildings.
barracks
Many Japanese Americans lost these when they were sent to camps..... Name one... (other than personal belongings)
jobs, businesses, or homes
What term describes the forced movement of people from their homes to another place.
relocation or internment
Pearl Harbor is located in this U.S. state.
Hawaii
Japanese Americans
One of the camps was called Manzanar. What kind of fruit does this refer to?
apples
Despite the hardship, some Japanese Americans in camps joined this organization to serve the U.S.
the U.S. Military
Word that means treating people unfairly because of their background or race, as happened to Japanese Americans.
discrimination or injustice
This branch of the U.S. Military had many ships at Pearl Harbor during the attack.
Navy
People forced to leave their homes under Executive Order 9066 were sent to these places
Internment Camps
Many children in internment camps had to wait in long lines for this basic need.
food
Learning about Executive Order 9066 helps us understand the importance of protecting these for everyone.
Civil Rights or Freedoms
Many people falsely believed Japanese Americans would do this to the U.S. during the war.
Spy or help Japan
This U.S. President called December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in infamy"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What year did Executive Order 9066 go into effect?
1942
Many children in internment camps continued this activity, even while away from home.
going to school
The U.S. Government offered internees this when it passed the Civil Liberties Act in 1988.
formal apology
Most of the camps were located where? (what part of the U.S.)
The western U.S.
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to enter what?
World War II
Executive Order 9066 affected about how many Japanese Americans.
110,000
Name one state where an internment camp was located.
California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, or Arkansas.
Who was president in 1988 when the Civil Liberties Act was signed?
Ronald Reagan
The Japanese Americans had about how long to dispose of what they owned? (except what they could carry)
one week