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What did the US government’s Executive Order 9066 authorize?

the relocation of people with Japanese ancestry to California
the exclusion of any person from any area of the country
the registration of German Americans as potential foreign enemies
the exclusion of Italian Americans from the military

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the exclusion of any person from any area of the country

Explanation: Executive Order 9066 (Feb 19, 1942) authorized military commanders to designate "military areas" and exclude any persons from them. It was used to remove and intern Japanese Americans on the West Coast, though the order itself did not name a specific group.