Miscellaneous
Dr. Seuss created more than 400 drawings during WWII, many of them with anti-Japanese messages, that can be examples of this.
Propaganda
No pets of any kind were allowed at the internment camps.
True or False? Explain.
True
Places used to detain and confine large numbers of people such as refugees, ethnic or religious minorities, or political prisoners under armed guard.
Concentration Camps
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in this harbor.
(name the place and state)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Issei are...
first generation Japanese Americans who immigrated to the United States from Japan.
A system that keeps different groups separate from each other, either through physical dividers or using social pressures and laws.
Segregation
The United States Government guaranteed safe storage for larger household items like iceboxes, washing machines, pianos, and other heavy furniture that Japanese Americans count not take with them to assembly centers.
True or False? Explain.
False
Term used by the United States government to describe the camps that held Japanese Americans during World War II.
Relocation Center
The characters in We Are Not Free are originally from this city.
San Francisco
Nisei are...
second generation Japanese Americans; a term used to describe the children of those who immigrated to the United States from Japan.
The fear, dislike, or prejudice against people from other countries or those perceived as foreign, often based on stereotypes or a belief that they pose a threat.
Xenophobia
Posted exclusion orders required Japanese Americans to pack these items.
Name at least one of the items.
bedding & linens
toiletries
extra clothing
plates, bowls, cups, and cutlery
essential personal effects
Term used to describe temporary government facilities used to detain Japanese Americans before they were sent to relocation centers.
Assembly Centers
Name one of the Relocation Centers.
Gila River Relocation Center, Arizona
Granada War Relocation Center, Colorado (aka Amanche)
Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming
Jerome War Relocation Center, Arkansas
Manzanar War Relocation Center, California
Minidoka War Relocation Center, Idaho
Poston War Relocation Center, Arizona
Rowher War Relocation Center, Arkansas
Topaz War Relocation Center, Utah
Tule Lake War Relocation Center, California
Were Issei able to become U.S. Citizens?
They could not become citizens because, due to the 1790 Naturalization Act, naturalization was limited to “free white persons.”
This was a segregated Japanese-American infantry unit in the US Army during WWII. The majority of the soldiers in this unit volunteered to prove their loyalty to the U.S.
442nd Regimental Combat Team
This president (1) signed the order (2) that granted the Secretary of War the power to exclude “any or all persons” from designated areas.
Name both the president and the order.
1. Franklin Roosevelt
2. Executive Order 9066
Before being repurposed for Japanese Internment, Tanforan Assembly Center near San Francisco was originally a (1) __________. Japanese detainees were housed in (2) __________.
Name both correct terms for the blanks above.
1. racetrack
2. horse stables/stalls
The exclusion area included part of Arizona and these three other states.
Name all three states.
Washington, Oregon, and California
The label "enemy alien" applies to everyone put into a Japanese Internment camp.
True or False? Explain.
False