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Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during WWII?

Because they wanted to live with other Japanese Americans.


Because their neighbors saw them as a threat to their livelihoods.


Because the US government questioned their loyalty to American during WWII.


Because they had pledged loyalty to the Emperor of Japan during WWII.

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Answer:

I would think C. Because the US government questioned their loylalty to America during WWII.

Step-by-step explanation:

Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear — not evidence — drove the U.S. to place over 127,000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII.

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