"Japanese Relocation During World War II"
Comprehension Questions
Directions: For the following questi
For the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States...
A. Fully entered the war and became more nervous about national security.
B. Sent supplies to antifascist countries in Europe.
C. Launched two theaters of war on the West Coast to defeat the Japanese military
D. Sent military supplies to the West Coast to protect it from an invasion
2. Executive Order 9066 was intended to...
A. create a military zone that could protect all people living on the Pacific coast.
B. encourage Japanese Americans to spy against Japan by moving them in to the Pacific military zone.
C) prevent spying by people of Japanese ancestry by relocating them out of the Pacific military zone.
D. keep citizens safe by forcing all Americans not of Japanese ancestry to leave the Pacific coast.
3. The living conditions of the relocated Japanese Americans were...
A. dangerous and violent
B. difficult and congested
C. boring but pleasant
D. social and regular
4. Towards the end of the war...
A. more and more Japanese Americans began to sign up to serve in battle.
B, Tacoma and Fresno became cities in the U.S.
C. the U.S. drafted Japanese Americans into the army against their will.