JAPANESE INTERNMENT I
On December 7th, 1941, Japanese aircraft attacked the U.S. Naval base at ___________ in Hawaii, killing nearly 2,500 men and sinking or badly damaging dozens of ships.
What is Pearl Harbor?
At first, Japanese-American families were put under THIS which meant that they had to stay in their homes between sunset and sunrise.
What is a military curfew?
These THREE sports were among the most popular among imprisoned Japanese-Americans.
What were baseball, football and basketball?
During the war, hundreds of new factories were built in California to produce war materials including the world-famous shipyards of this man.
Who was Henry J. Kaiser?
In the summer of 1943, race riots broke out in this major California city.
What is Los Angeles?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were given just ________ days’ notice to close their family businesses, sell their furniture and their homes.
What was 10 days?
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Californian’s began to suspect that their Japanese neighbors might engage in ________, ________, and __________.
What is espionage, sabotage and disloyalty?
Japanese-American families had to quickly decide what to do with their homes, businesses and other property as they were given only THIS many days to evacuate.
What was 10 days?
These THREE religions were considered to be the most popular among imprisoned Japanese-Americans.
What were Christianity, Buddhism and Shinto?
This rapid manufacturing system involved making large sections of ships, moving them into place using huge cranes and welding them together.
What is the Kaiser system?
During the war when mandatory rationing was required, the wearing of zoot suits was often considered "unpatriotic" for this reason.
What was the amount of fabric used?
Japanese-American families like Lyle's were soon ordered to report to evacuation areas and told they were only allowed to bring THIS many bags with them.
What was one?
In February of 1942, Japanese Americans began to be placed in prison camps in isolated locations in these THREE states.
What are California, Arizona and Utah?
Japanese-Americans were first sent to assembly centers which were often simply open areas such as _________ and __________.
What are racetracks and fairgrounds?
Imprisoned Japanese-American teachers were often poorly paid, earning just THIS amount per year compared to teachers outside the camps who earned THIS amount.
What was $228 inside the camps and $2,000 outside the camps?
During the war, over THIS number of THESE were constructed in California-many of them to train pilots of the Air Force and Navy.
What were military bases?
The Zoot Suit riots began when these military servicemen began attacking Mexican-American youth.
Who were US Navy sailors?
To prove his loyalty, Lyle's older brother, Lane joined THIS military unit which went on to become the most decorated (honored) military unit of the war.
What was the 442nd?
Even though they had not committed any crimes and were loyal to the United States, THIS number of Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.
What is 120,000?
During the summer of 1942, Japanese-Americans were sent by train to THESE in isolated areas of the United States.
What were War Relocation Centers?
Many Japanese-Americans had worked in farming and raised livestock before the war. By the end of the war, some prison camps were producing around this PERCENTAGE of their own food.
What was 85%?
During the war, around 338,000 of these people moved to California in search of a better life with most settling in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland.
Who were African-Americans?
In the infamous Sleepy Lagoon murder of THIS individual, THIS group was unfairly targeted by law enforcement and the media.
Who was Jose Diaz?
Who were pachucos?
In "American Pastime", what THREE inspiring words do fans start chanting when Lyle is up to bat?
What is "Go For Broke!"?
In February of 1942, President Roosevelt signed THIS Executive Order which allowed the military to force Japanese-Americans to leave their homes on the West Coast.
What is #9066?
While imprisoned, Japanese-American children went to schools that were often sorely lacking in these THREE important resources.
What were teachers, supplies and books?
Once the war was over, Japanese-Americans were allowed to return home, but many found that these THREE most important possessions had been taken over by others while they were away.
What were their jobs, homes and businesses?
Although many new arrivals to California were able to find jobs and better pay in the war industries, unfortunately they also often encountered THIS.
What is discrimination in where they could live?
The Independent Citizens Commission found the THREE major causes of the Zoot Suit Riots were these.
What were racism, media bias and slow response?
According to the film, during the entire war, there was not a single incident of _________ or _______ reported in America involving any person of Japanese descent.
What is espionage and sabotage?