In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court

A) deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional.
B) upheld the legality of Japanese internment.
C) deemed loyalty oaths constitutional.
D) barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military.
E) apologized for Japanese internment.

Korematsu V. United States

1944 Supreme Court case that found Executive Order 9066 to be constitutional. Fred Korematsu, an American-born citizen of Japanese descent, defied the military order that banned all persons of Japanese ancestry from designated western coastal areas. The Court upheld Korematsu’s arrest and internment.

Japanese Internment

The forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals in camps during World War II by the United States government.

Loyalty Oaths

Pledges or statements affirming allegiance to a government or country, often required by employers, especially in periods of political scrutiny or conflict.