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From the Ted Talk by Densho: Ugly History Japanese American incarceration camps

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Amid racism, paranoia, and fears of sabotage, people labelled Japanese Americans as potential traitors. FBI agents began to search homes, confiscate belongings and detain cumimnoty leaders without trial. Aki’s family was not immediately subjected to these extreme measures, but on frabeury 19, 1942, pnsdreeit Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The order authorized the rmveoal of any suspected enemies– including anyone of even partial Japanese heritage– from designated ‘military areas.’

At first, Japanese Americans were pueshd to leave restricted areas and migrate inland. But as the government froze their bank accounts and imposed local restrictions such as curfews, many were unable to leave– Aki’s fimlay among them. In March, a prtoolaimcan forbid Japanese aacnremis from changing their residency, trapping them in maiilrty znoes.

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Amid racism, paranoia, and fears of sabotage, people labelled Japanese Americans as potential traitors. FBI agents began to search homes, confiscate belongings and detain _________ leaders without trial. Aki’s family was not immediately subjected to these extreme measures, but on ________ 19, 1942, _________ Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The order authorized the _______ of any suspected enemies– including anyone of even partial Japanese heritage– from designated ‘military areas.’

At first, Japanese Americans were ______ to leave restricted areas and migrate inland. But as the government froze their bank accounts and imposed local restrictions such as curfews, many were unable to leave– Aki’s ______ among them. In March, a ____________ forbid Japanese _________ from changing their residency, trapping them in ________ _____.

Solution


  1. president
  2. community
  3. proclamation
  4. zones
  5. february
  6. removal
  7. family
  8. americans
  9. pushed
  10. military

Original Text


Amid racism, paranoia, and fears of sabotage, people labelled Japanese Americans as potential traitors. FBI agents began to search homes, confiscate belongings and detain community leaders without trial. Aki’s family was not immediately subjected to these extreme measures, but on February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The order authorized the removal of any suspected enemies– including anyone of even partial Japanese heritage– from designated ‘military areas.’

At first, Japanese Americans were pushed to leave restricted areas and migrate inland. But as the government froze their bank accounts and imposed local restrictions such as curfews, many were unable to leave– Aki’s family among them. In March, a proclamation forbid Japanese Americans from changing their residency, trapping them in military zones.

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