Executive Order 9066, signed by President Roosevelt in 1942, resulted in which of the following?
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Correct answer: The forced relocation of Japanese Americans
Citing 'military necessity' after Pearl Harbor, the order authorized the removal of over 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. Two-thirds of those interned were U.S. citizens born in the United States.
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