Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question

AP US Historymediummcq1 pt

In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court

A.upheld the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime military necessity

B.declared the internment unconstitutional

C.ordered the immediate release of all internees

D.ruled that Japanese Americans were enemy aliens

Explanation

Core Concept

The Court ruled that the exclusion order was justified by military necessity rather than race, upholding Korematsu's conviction. The decision was widely criticized, and Congress later apologized and provided compensation to surviving internees.

Correct Answer

Aupheld the internment of Japanese Americans as a wartime military necessity

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