Executive Order 9066 led to internment of Japanese Americans in which country?

Executive Order 9066 led to internment of Japanese Americans in which country?

• A. United Kingdom
• B. Japan
• C. Canada
• D. United States

Answer: (D)

During wartime in the United States, Executive Order 9066 authorized the removal and internment of people of Japanese ancestry living on American soil. Issued in 1942, it led to thousands of Japanese Americans, citizens and non-citizens alike, being forcibly relocated to camps within the United States. It did not apply to other countries like the United Kingdom, Japan, or Canada, though Canada had its own separate internment actions. The policy is now recognized as a grave civil-rights violation, with reparations provided under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

During wartime in the United States, Executive Order 9066 authorized the removal and internment of people of Japanese ancestry living on American soil. Issued in 1942, it led to thousands of Japanese Americans, citizens and non-citizens alike, being forcibly relocated to camps within the United States. It did not apply to other countries like the United Kingdom, Japan, or Canada, though Canada had its own separate internment actions. The policy is now recognized as a grave civil-rights violation, with reparations provided under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.