Farewell to manzanar test Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
What is the author's (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston) relationship to
Manzanar? - ✔✔She and her family were interred there
When did the first Japanese arrive on the US mainland, and where did they
settle? - ✔✔The first Japanese settled in the U.S. in 1869 at Golden Hill,
California. Golden Hill is near Sacramento.
When did Congress grant naturalization rights to some groups? Which
groups were granted the rights? Which groups were omitted? - ✔✔The
Congress granted naturalization rights to free whites and African descents
in 1870. Oriental races were omitted.
When did the Japanese government lift its ban on emigration, and what
was the result? - ✔✔The Japanese removed the bans on emigration in 1886,
and the citizens moved to other countries.
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,What restriction did the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
create for the Japanese, and when was this done? - ✔✔In 1911, the U.S. The
Bureau said for only free whites and people of African descent to be able to
file for citizenship, leading to the Japanese not to be able to come to the U.S.
When and why did immigration from Japan to the United States stop? -
✔✔The Japanese were no longer allowed to come to the U.S. in 1924
because the congress passed the Immigration Act.
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? - ✔✔December 7, 1941
Describe the three events that occurred in 1942. - ✔✔On February 19th,
President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066 giving the military
the authority to take action in areas to remove anyone who might promote
war effort. On March 25th, an evacuation camp opened in Owens Valley,
California. On December 18th, 100,000 Japanese were removed from the
west to ten camps.
Describe the Supreme Court ruling of 1944 and the two events of 1945.
Include the dates. - ✔✔On December 18th, 1944 the Supreme Court said
that the loyal citizens could not be put in detention camps against their
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, will. On August 14th, 1945 Japan surrendered and the Manzanar Camp
closed.
What is Public Law 414, and when was it passed? - ✔✔June, 1952, the
Public Law of 414 was passed. The law is a grant for the Japanese citizens
to be able to become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Why did the fishing boats return? - ✔✔They had heard on their radios that
the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor.
What did Papa do the night he heard the news? - ✔✔He burned the flag
from Hiroshima, papers, documents, and anything that would show a
connection with Japan.
Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen? - ✔✔The FBI
thought the Japanese-American fishermen might be contacting enemy
Japanese ships to resupply them off the western coast of the US.
Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island? - ✔✔It was the first time she
had lived or gone to school with other Japanese people. When she was
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and Answers 100% Pass
What is the author's (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston) relationship to
Manzanar? - ✔✔She and her family were interred there
When did the first Japanese arrive on the US mainland, and where did they
settle? - ✔✔The first Japanese settled in the U.S. in 1869 at Golden Hill,
California. Golden Hill is near Sacramento.
When did Congress grant naturalization rights to some groups? Which
groups were granted the rights? Which groups were omitted? - ✔✔The
Congress granted naturalization rights to free whites and African descents
in 1870. Oriental races were omitted.
When did the Japanese government lift its ban on emigration, and what
was the result? - ✔✔The Japanese removed the bans on emigration in 1886,
and the citizens moved to other countries.
1
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,What restriction did the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
create for the Japanese, and when was this done? - ✔✔In 1911, the U.S. The
Bureau said for only free whites and people of African descent to be able to
file for citizenship, leading to the Japanese not to be able to come to the U.S.
When and why did immigration from Japan to the United States stop? -
✔✔The Japanese were no longer allowed to come to the U.S. in 1924
because the congress passed the Immigration Act.
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? - ✔✔December 7, 1941
Describe the three events that occurred in 1942. - ✔✔On February 19th,
President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066 giving the military
the authority to take action in areas to remove anyone who might promote
war effort. On March 25th, an evacuation camp opened in Owens Valley,
California. On December 18th, 100,000 Japanese were removed from the
west to ten camps.
Describe the Supreme Court ruling of 1944 and the two events of 1945.
Include the dates. - ✔✔On December 18th, 1944 the Supreme Court said
that the loyal citizens could not be put in detention camps against their
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, will. On August 14th, 1945 Japan surrendered and the Manzanar Camp
closed.
What is Public Law 414, and when was it passed? - ✔✔June, 1952, the
Public Law of 414 was passed. The law is a grant for the Japanese citizens
to be able to become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Why did the fishing boats return? - ✔✔They had heard on their radios that
the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor.
What did Papa do the night he heard the news? - ✔✔He burned the flag
from Hiroshima, papers, documents, and anything that would show a
connection with Japan.
Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen? - ✔✔The FBI
thought the Japanese-American fishermen might be contacting enemy
Japanese ships to resupply them off the western coast of the US.
Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island? - ✔✔It was the first time she
had lived or gone to school with other Japanese people. When she was
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