Compare and contrast the treatment of people of Japanese origin in two countries of the Americas.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the treatment of people of Japanese origin in two countries of the Americas. The comparison will depend upon the countries chosen, but in nearly all cases, the Japanese were restricted in movement and, in some countries, sent to internment camps. Candidates may refer to the Japanese losing their personal property and many of their personal possessions because of the relocation. Candidates may refer to US and Canadian camps and compare the conditions there. Japanese-Canadians tended to have worse conditions than Japanese-Americans. In Peru and other Latin American countries, many Japanese, but not all, were deported to the US for internment during the war. Argentina, Brazil and Chile did not relocate Japanese, though they were closely monitored. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be an equal number of each.

Compare and contrast the treatment of people of Japanese origin in two countries of the Americas. This question was chosen by several candidates with mixed results; most candidates attempted a comparison (more similarities than differences); mostly dealing with the USA and Canada (with a few looking into Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru); depth of knowledge was an exception in weaker responses.