What Are the Arguments for and Against the Japanese American

question 100

Essay

What are the arguments for and against the Japanese American relocation camps used in World War II? Do you agree with the text authors that these camps were "unnecessary and unfair"? Why or why not? Why were German Americans and Italian American not sent to relocation camps in the United States?

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Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, which results in a variance in fixed overhead costs allocated per unit.