The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was significant because it:
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Correct answer: Granted a formal apology and monetary reparations to surviving internees
Signed by Ronald Reagan, the act acknowledged that the internment was a result of 'race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.' It provided $20,000 to each surviving internee as a form of symbolic redress.
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