23. WORLD WAR II, 1933

Quiz for Comparative Analysis Japanese American Internment

Quiz for Comparative Analysis: Japanese American Internment

Document 23.2: Charles Kikuchi Internment Diary, 1942

Document 23.3: Justice Hugo Black, Korematsu v. United States, 1944

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 23.6

1. Why does Charles Kikuchi refer to James Fisk and members of the Joint Immigration Committee as “so-called Americans”?

They were of Japanese descent.

They denied Americans’ rights.

They had betrayed the United States.

They were immigrants.

Question 23.7

2. What is Kikuchi’s concern about a possible challenge to Nisei citizenship or their rights to vote?

He wants to return to Japan and worries about his ability to do so.

He worries that it would not pass the Democratic Congress.

He would not be in a strong position to protest such action.

He is afraid they would have to stay in the camps even longer.

Question 23.8

3. Which of the following reveals a problem with the claim by Justice Black that racism did not play a role in the decision to intern the Japanese Americans?

All Hawaiians were also interned.

Chinese Americans were also interned.

Japanese Americans were granted citizenship.

No Germans or Italians were similarly interned.

Question 23.9

4. What can be implied about the Japanese American community’s reaction to the internment based on Kikuchi’s diary and the Koremastu case?

All Japanese Americans complied peacefully with the internment without protest.

There were mass riots and violence from the community throughout the war.

Many Japanese Americans were angry and protested the decision in a variety of ways.

Some Japanese Americans thought internment was good for their own protection.

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