Question

consider the following research question and choose the primary source that is best suited to answer it: \what were the long-term consequences of the united states interning people of japanese descent in camps during world war ii?\

a.) an interview in 2001 with a japanese american who was confined to a camp
b.) a documentary about world war ii produced by a historian
c.) a national newscast from 1942
d.) a high school history textbook published in 1990

Explanation:

Analyze the research question

The research question asks: "What were the long-term consequences of the United States interning people of Japanese descent in camps during World War II?"
To answer this, we need a source that is both a primary source (firsthand evidence from a person with direct experience or a document from the time) and capable of addressing long-term consequences (effects observed decades after the event).

Evaluate the source types

Using the Historical Methodology concept, we classify each option:

• Option a: An interview in 2001 with a Japanese American who was confined to a camp. This is a primary source (firsthand oral history) and, because it was conducted in 2001 (nearly 60 years after WWII), it directly captures the long-term, lifelong consequences of internment on an individual.
• Option b: A documentary produced by a historian. This is a secondary source, not a primary source.
• Option c: A national newscast from 1942. While this is a primary source from the era, it cannot show long-term consequences because it was recorded during the very beginning of the internment.
• Option d: A high school history textbook published in 1990. This is a secondary source.

Select the best suited source

Option (a) is the only primary source that can provide direct, firsthand evidence regarding the long-term consequences of the internment camps.

Answer:

• a.) An interview in 2001 with a Japanese American who was confined to a camp (Correct answer)
• b.) A documentary about World War II produced by a historian
• c.) A national newscast from 1942
• d.) A high school history textbook published in 1990