Civil Rights Activism Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities Increased During

Civil rights activism among racial and ethnic minorities increased during World War II because

A) the war heightened their sense of American identity and sense of entitlement to the rights of citizenship.
B) they felt the need to protest the government's clampdown on civil liberties and repression of Japanese Americans.
C) they wanted to prevent Nazi and fascist ideas and policies from spreading to the United States.
D) they were offended that an American general had commented, "A Jap's a Jap. It makes no difference whether he is an American or not."