Question

whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national - defense material, national - defense premises, and national - defense utilities as defined in section 4, act of april 20, 1918, 40 stat. 533, as amended by the act of november 30, 1940, 54 stat. 1220, and the act of august 21, 1941, 55 stat. 655 (u.s.c., title 50, sec. 104). - executive order 9066 according to this paragraph, what is president roosevelt’s stated purpose for issuing this executive order? to protect and train american soldiers to house japanese prisoners of war to protect national - defense material, premises, and utilities to store food, supplies, and equipment for the military done

Explanation:

The paragraph from Executive Order 9066 states that the successful prosecution of the war requires protection against espionage and sabotage to national - defense material, premises, and utilities. We analyze each option:

• Option 1: The paragraph does not mention training or protecting American soldiers in this context.
• Option 2: There is no mention of housing Japanese prisoners of war.
• Option 3: This option matches the content of the paragraph which focuses on protecting national - defense material, premises, and utilities.
• Option 4: The paragraph is not about storing food, supplies, and equipment for the military.

Answer:

C. To protect national - defense material, premises, and utilities