Question

Which piece of evidence best supports the argument that Japanese American internment was not justified

Answer 1

The author believes that most Japanese American are honorable citizens.

The author believes that restricting Japanese Americans’ rights will affect all Americans.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) the US government later apologized to Japanese Americans for the internment.

The piece of evidence that best supports the argument that Japanese American internment was not justified is "the US government later apologized to Japanese Americans for the internment.

After the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941, the United States entered World War II. President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 to send all Japanese people that lived in the Pacific Coast to internment camps to isolate them. The US government wanted to have total control of Japanese Americans during the war. The decision was controversial and after the war, the US government apologized to Japanese Americans for the internment.

The other options of the question were A) Japanese immigrants could not attain US citizenship. B) Japanese Americans mostly lived on the West Coast. C) President Roosevelt created the policy of internment.