Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question
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Which of the following best explains why Japanese American citizens were interned during World War II despite the absence of evidence of disloyalty?

A.Wartime hysteria and racial prejudice led the government to confine Japanese Americans on the West Coast, most of them citizens
B.The internees had been convicted of espionage
C.Congress passed a law demanding their deportation to Japan
D.The Supreme Court had declared Japanese Americans enemy aliens

Explanation

Core Concept

Executive Order 9066 authorized the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, justified at the time by claims of military necessity. Roughly two-thirds of those confined were American citizens, and no evidence of disloyalty was ever produced.

Correct Answer

AWartime hysteria and racial prejudice led the government to confine Japanese Americans on the West Coast, most of them citizens

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