World War II: mobilization

“But hardships are part of war, and war is an aggregation of hardships. All citizens alike, both in and out of uniform, feel the impact of war in greater or lesser measure. Citizenship has its responsibilities, as well as its privileges, and, in time of war, the burden is always heavier. Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their homes, except under circumstances of direst emergency and peril, is inconsistent with our basic governmental institutions. But when, under conditions of modern warfare, our shores are threatened by hostile forces, the power to protect must be commensurate with the threatened danger.”

-Source: Associate Justice Hugo Black, Korematsu v. United States, the opinion of the Court, 1944

The Korematsu case emerged most directly from the context of which of the following?

(Choice A)
the imprisonment of suspected Communists and Communist sympathizers throughout the war
(Choice B)
the passage of Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 that required all men from 21 to 45 to register for the draft
(Choice C)
the repatriation of people of Mexican descent to reduce government spending during World War II
(Choice D)
the internment of Japanese-Americans after an organized attack of a military base in Hawaii

AP®︎/College US History

Course: AP®︎/College US History > Unit 7

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