The Decision to Intern the Japanese Americans during World War II-U.S.
First Edition ©2018
ISBN:9781319171469
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This document collection will help students craft skills of historical analysis, critical thinking, and comparison that will allow them to weigh in on the debate of whether the decision to intern more than 110,000 Japanese Americans was motivated by true military necessity or racial prejudice. The collections sources will provide students with the historical context of the Japanese American experience, while raising questions relevant to the modern American experience. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.
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Table of Contents
Central QuestionLearning Objective
Historical Background
Primary Sources
Curtis B. Munson, “Japanese on the West Coast” (government report), November 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9066, February 19, 1942
Dr. Seuss, “Waiting for the Signal from Home” (cartoon), PM Magazine, February 13, 1942
Justices Robert Jackson, and Hugo Black, Dissent in Korematsu v. United States, December 18, 1944
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Authors
Abbie Grubb
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