Japanese Internment Japanese Internment On December 7 1941

Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment On December 7, 1941, an angry white neighbor came to the home of a Japanese American family. “You …started the war!” the neighbor yelled. “You bombed Pearl Harbor!” Of course, Japanese Americans had nothing to do with starting the war. But, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a cloud of suspicion settled on these loyal citizens.

Japanese Internment Throughout World History, decision makers have been challenged by questions about what constitutes fair and just actions during times of war. For example, in the U. S. , the government has had to consider the extent of citizens’ rights in a democracy during wartime. To safeguard American security, can the government of the United States carry out actions that violate the rights of American citizens? Or may the Constitution never be violated even under wartime circumstances?

Japanese Internment December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor February 19, 1942 President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 allowed military authorities to exclude "any and all persons" from designated areas of the country as necessary for national defense

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California, 1942 #2

Japanese Internment Hawaii Japanese-Americans = majority of population government didn’t force them to relocate West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington) Japanese-Americans & Japanese immigrants forced to relocate no other states wanted to take them

transport center, San Francisco, 1942 #3

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Japanese Internment internment camp concentration camp a prison camp for the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, political prisoners, etc. a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc. –noun Definitions from Dictionary. com –noun

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Granada Relocation Center Colorado, 1943 #6

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Jerome Relocation Center, Arkansas, 1942 #8

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Japanese-American 442 nd Combat Team, 1944 #10

military interrogation, 1945 #11