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Roosevelt wanted to protect the economic interests of Japanese Americans living along the Pacific coast.
Roosevelt wanted to protect the economic interests of Japanese Americans living along the Pacific coast.
Roosevelt wanted to exchange Japanese American citizens for American prisoners of war held by Germany and Japan.
Roosevelt wanted to exchange Japanese American citizens for American prisoners of war held by Germany and Japan.
Roosevelt wanted to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry living on the Pacific coast.
Roosevelt wanted to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry living on the Pacific coast.
Roosevelt wanted to create a secure military area along the Pacific coast that was safe from enemy sabotage and attack.
Roosevelt wanted to create a secure military area along the Pacific coast that was safe from enemy sabotage and attack.
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The statement that best evaluates why President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 is:
Roosevelt wanted to create a secure military area along the Pacific coast that was safe from enemy sabotage and attack.
This order was primarily justified by the government as a means of national security during World War II, particularly in response to fears of espionage and sabotage following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
