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WWII Home Front: Japanese Internment

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet provides reading comprehension activities focused on the Japanese Internment in America during WWII. It encourages students to analyse sources, compare perspectives, and explain the impact of internment policies.

Topics covered:

#Japanese Internment
#Standard
#Explain the reasons behind Japanese Internment during WWII
#World War I
#Reading Comprehension
#Analyse the impact of internment on Japanese Americans
#WWII Home Front
#History
#World War II
#Compare different viewpoints on internment

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WWII Home Front: Japanese Internment

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Introduction to Japanese Internment

Source A: Government Announcement

'In the interest of national security, all persons of Japanese descent are to be relocated to internment camps.' Provenance: Official government statement, 1942.

Historian View:

'The internment of Japanese Americans was a controversial decision driven by fear and prejudice, overshadowing constitutional rights.' Source: Dr. Emily Carter, historian, 2010.

1.
Explain why the US government decided to intern Japanese Americans during WWII. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the perspectives of the government announcement and the historian on internment. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Outline the living conditions faced by Japanese internees in camps. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
4.
Analyse the impact of internment on Japanese American communities. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
5.
Write a short paragraph explaining whether you think internment was justified or not, supporting your opinion with reasons. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
6.
Compare the perspectives of those who supported and opposed internment at the time. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Outline the long-term effects of internment on Japanese Americans’ civil rights. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Describe how the internment experience has been remembered or represented in American history. (4 marks)
[4 marks]

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