What false cause argument led to the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II?

Select one:

a. Japanese Americans betrayed their country because they secretly hated America.

b. Their Japanese ancestry would lead Japanese Americans to side with the enemy.

c. Coded messages had been sent to Japan; citizens of Japanese ancestry must have sent them.

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Kyleigh Guzman

28 November, 22:31

What false cause argument led to the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II?

Select one:

a. Japanese Americans betrayed their country because they secretly hated America.

b. Their Japanese ancestry would lead Japanese Americans to side with the enemy.

c. Coded messages had been sent to Japan; citizens of Japanese ancestry must have sent them.

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Juliette Levy · Answer 1

B.) Their Japanese ancestry would lead Japanese Americans to side with the enemy.

Explanation:

After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, amid concerns that Japanese American citizens might pose a threat to national security arouse. These concerns were driven by public hysteria grounded in racism and false reports of sabotage and collaboration with the enemy. The U. S basically placed Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II because of fear that those with ethnic and cultural ties to Japan would aide Japan's cause in the war.