Question

The internment camp at Manzanar was built

A. two years after Pearl Harbor, in Oregon.
B. one year after Pearl Harbor, in Northern California.
C. three months after Pearl Harbor, in the California desert.
D. one month after Pearl Harbor, just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

Manzanar was the first of the ten concentration camps to be established, and began accepting detainees in March 1942. Initially, it was a temporary "reception center", known as the Owens Valley Reception Center from March 21, 1942, to May 31, 1942.

Answer 2

The internment camp at Manzanar was built three months after Pearl Harbor in the California desert.

Answer: C

Explanation

Manzanar has become now an important site in the pages of History.

In the present day, it stands as a memorial for the remembrance of two events- the signing of Executive order by President Roosevelt and the brutal imprisonment of Japanese Americans after bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II.

Around 10 camps were set in this region.

It was established as a historic site in 1992.