Japanese Internment
What was the primary reason for Japanese-Americans being placed in internment camps during WWII?
The attack on Pearl Harbor and concerns about collusion with the nation of Japan.
What was the main cause of the Revolutionary War?
The taxes that the British empire imposed upon the American colonies.
What was the primary role of the Navajo Code Talkers during WWII?
To transmit information using code
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?
To eliminate segregation and similar discriminatory practices that targeted African Americans.
What was Ellis Island primarily used for in the early 1900s?
It was the main immigration processing location.
What is the location of the camp where Sumiko (the main character of Weedflower) is sent?
Poston, Arizona
Name one key figure in the American Revolution
Popular names are:
Paul Revere, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry (among many more).
Why was the code created by the Code Talkers difficult for the enemy to understand?
It was based on the Navajo language, which has uniquely complex linguistic features not shared by other languages
Name one leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Popular responses may include:
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, W.E.B Du Bois, Julian Bond, Diane Nash, Medgar Evers, and Ella Baker
Name one reason why many Italian immigrants came to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Widespread poverty and lack of economic opportunity in their home country, particularly in Southern Italy, where they faced high unemployment, low wages, and limited land availability to farm.
Name one way that Japanese internment impacted the Japanese-American community.
Displacement from their homes and farms / lost contact with friends and family members / the seizure of personal property / the loss of financial assets
What document declared American independence from Britain? When was it signed?
The Declaration of Independence, signed in 1776
Why were Navajo children not allowed to speak their own language while in government-run boarding schools?
Boarding schools were intended to force assimilation into American culture.
What was the name commonly used to refer to the segregation laws that existed in the United States before the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Jim Crow laws
What challenges did Italian immigrants face upon arriving at Ellis Island?
Could list:
Lengthy medical inspections, separation from family members, language barriers, lack of documentation, lack of financial funds, or sadness/nostalgia for their previous life.
What year did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the constitutionality of Japanese internment?
1944, in the case of Korematsu vs. the United States
During the Revolution, what were the two political groups in the American colonies called?
Tories and Patriots
How did the use of Code Talkers impact the outcome of WWII?
The information they passed along was key to Allied victories in key battles like Iwo Jima, and saved countless lives over the course of WWII.
What event is often considered a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King's March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the name of the main character in King of Mulberry Street?
Beniamino, or Dom
When did the United States issue a formal apology and reparations to Japanese-American survivors of internment?
1988, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
What year did the Revolutionary War officially end?
1783, when the Treaty of Paris was signed
In what year were the Navajo Code Talkers officially recognized for their contributions?
In 1982, when President Ronald Reagan issued a Certificate of Recognition and declared August 14th as "Navajo Code Talkers Day"
How did the Civil Rights Movement change American society?
Made segregation and racial discrimination illegal in the United States.
What was the process that immigrants went through at Ellis Island called?
Immigration Inspection