THE JAPANESE "THREAT"
MOVING TOWARDS INTERNMENT

II. LESSON PLAN:

STUDENT QUESTIONS

In relation to biography:
What leads someone to resist or not resist?

Content specific:
Should Japanese/Japanese Americans be interned (during WWII)?

Additional questions:
How do ordinary people become extraordinary?
(What are the motivations for one’s actions?)

STANDARDS ADDRESSED

California Content Standards:

11.7.5 Student analyze and interpret America’s participation in World War II; Discuss the constitutional issues and impact of events on the U.S. home front, including the internment of Japanese Americans (e.g., Fred Korematsu v. United States of America) and the restrictions on German and Italian resident aliens;…

OUSD/California Historical Thinking Standards:

• Chronological and Spatial Thinking
  Standards 4 and 6
• Research, Evidence and Point of View
  Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6
• Multiple Perspectives
  Standards 2, 3, and 5
• Historical Interpretation
  Standards 1, 2, and 3
• Historical/Geographic Significance
  Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6