Which of the following was the primary purpose of the "military areas" described in the excerpt?
A.
to appropriate land for the creation of internment camps
B.
to establish areas where prisoners of war could be held
C.
to strengthen the military readiness of the United States armed forces
D.
to create a legal me
asure to exclude Japanese Americans from certain areas during World War II
The correct answer is D. The "military areas" described in the excerpt refer to Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The primary purpose of these military areas was to create a legal measure to exclude Japanese Americans from certain areas deemed critical to national security, based on the unfounded belief that they posed a threat to the United States.