The relocation camps shown on the map were mainly a reaction to the

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The question asks what the relocation camps shown on the map were mainly a reaction to.
Option 1: 'need to train Japanese Americans for military service' — This is not accurate. The relocation of Japanese Americans into camps was not primarily about training or mobilizing them for service; it occurred before many in the community had opportunities for service and was driven by wartime suspicion rather than a logistical need to train.
Option 2: 'capture of Japanese war prisoners' — This misstates the situation. Japanese Americans in these camps were citizens or residents living on the U.S. mainland, not prisoners of war from enemy combatants captured abroad; the camps were internal relocation sites, not a formal POW program.
Option 3: 'Japanese military attack on Pearl Harbor' — This is the historically supported trigger. After Pearl Harbor in December 1941, fear of espionage and perceived security threats led to executive actions and mass relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast to internment camps.
Option 4: 'attacks by Japanese Americans on United States military bases' — This suggests internal attacks by Japanese Americans, which is not the primary rationale given for the relocation camps; the policy was framed around security concerns following the broader wartime context, not a pattern of internal attacks.
In summary, the relocation camps were largely justified—in policy and public justification at the time—by concerns arising from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, rather than the other listed scenarios.

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