Describe the social changes caused by WWII.

Key Terms• “Rosie the riveter”• A. Philip Randolph• Executive Order 8802• Bracero Program • Zoot Suit Riots• Internment• Executive Order 9066• Korematsu v. the US

Opening Activity• In what ways did the war

improve the lives of women and African Americans?

• In what ways did some minorities face discrimination?

• HW: Study Test 3/20

Japanese Internment

Analyze the causes of Japanese Internment during World War II.

Vocab.

• Use the following sentences to create your own definition of internment.– After the robber was found guilty of theft, his

punishment was five years of internment in the state penitentiary.

– During the Holocaust, there was an internment of Jews and Gypsies in concentration camps.

Internment:

• The act of being confined or imprisoned

Round One

• Watch the government film on internment and complete the corresponding section of the graphic organizer- the two boxes. Reasons and evidence from the film

Round 1

• Write a hypothesis about why Japanese Americans were interned according to this document only.

Round Two

• In pairs, read documents B and C and complete the corresponding section of the Graphic Organizer.

• Write a Hypothesis for why the Japanese Americans were interned during WWII, according to these documents.

• Then, STOP and wait do not move forward.

Round 3

• In pairs, read documents D and E and complete the corresponding section of the Graphic Organizer.

• Write a Hypothesis for why the Japanese Americans were interned during WWII, according to these documents.

Then, STOP and wait do not move forward

Describe the reasons why Japanese Americans were interned.

Key Concepts Opening Activity• How were Japanese

Americans interned during WWII?

• HW: Study Test 3/17

Final Answer

• Why were Japanese Americans interned during WWII?

• 1st- Identify the common reasons why Japanese Americans were interned.

• 2nd- Explain which of the reasons was the most important for internment.– Use specific evidence to support your answers and

cite your evidence (doc. A) and use at least 2 documents