Question

During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on
how long they had lived in the US.
whether they lived in an exclusion zone.
how long they had lived on the East Coast.
whether they had ever lived in Japan.

Answer 1

whether they lived in an exclusion zone.

Explanation: Executive Order 9066 authorized military commanders to designate exclusion zones (mainly on the West Coast) and remove people of Japanese ancestry from those areas—regardless of citizenship or how long they'd lived in the U.S.