US History II Breen amp Gatens Warm Up You will be answering the question Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II What does internment mean the state of being confined as a prisoner especially for political or military ID: 650141
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Japanese Internment Inquiry Lesson
US History II
Breen & GatensSlide2
Warm Up
You will be answering the question, “
Why were
Japanese Americans
interned during World War II
?”
What does internment mean? -
the
state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military
reasons.
How do you think Japanese-Americans were treated after Pearl Harbor?
What steps did the US government take against them for the protection of national security?
Was this constitutional?Slide3
Round One: Government Newsreel
Look over
the events of the timeline at your tables
Watch this government newsreel from 1943
http://www.archive.org/details/Japanese1943
After
watching source A, complete Round
One part
of your graphic organizerSlide4
Share your hypothesis with your table
What were some of the reasons for internment offered in the newsreel?
How
does the newsreel portray internment? Is portrayed as positive
or negative
?Who do you think the audience was for this newsreel?Slide5
Round Two: Munson Report, The Crisis
Read Source B and Source C
Then complete Round Two part of your graphic organizer
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Share your hypothesis with your table
Has anyone’s hypothesis changed? Why or why not?
Do
you find these documents more or less trustworthy than the
government newsreel
? Why or why not?Why
is the date of the Munson report important?Slide7
Round Three:
Korematsu v. United States
and
Personal Justice Denied
Read Source D and Source E
Then complete Part Three section of your graphic organizerSlide8
Share your hypothesis with your table
Which of these documents do you think has a more reliable explanation
of internment
of Japanese Americans? Why?
Why
were Japanese Americans interned during World War II?
Be specific with evidence
in the documents to support
your answers
.