Korematsu v. United States legitimized

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Korematsu v. United States legitimized

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When examining the question about Korematsu v. United States, it's important to identify what the Supreme Court case did or did not legitimize.
Option 1: 'the forced internment of Japanese Americans into relocation camps.' This is historically accurate; the decision upheld the internment policy as constitutional during World War II, validating the government's relocation of Japanese Americans. The reasoning centered on national security and wartime necessity, albeit now widely criticized for civil liberties violations.
Option 2: 'discrimination against Japanese men in the U.S. military.' This statement misstates the case’s focus. Korematsu dealt with executive order and internment broadly, not specifically with discriminatory acts within the military’s treatment of Japanese men. It does not claim legitimization of discrimination in military contexts.
Option 3: 'the renewal of the Root-Takahira agreement.' The Root-Takahira Agreement (1908) was about mutual diplomatic recognition and treatment in the Pacific, not about internment or wartime civil liberties. Korematsu has no bearing on renewing or upholding that agreement.
Option 4: 'the use of Japanese Americans in the armed forces.' While Japanese Americans did serve valiantly in the U.S. armed forces, Korematsu did not legitimize their deployment; in fact, the case concerned the constitutionality of internment policies, not military service authorization or recruitment.

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Korematsu v. United States legitimized

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