Internment of Japanese Americans
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Internment of Japanese AmericansWhat kind of hardships did WWII create for Americans at home?
Concerns About Disloyalty at the Beginning of WWII
Who? ◦People of German or Italian ancestry
Why?◦Afraid they will work with the enemy
and cause a national security riskInferAmericans may have been scared that Germans and Italians were a threat to the United States because…
After the Attack on Pearl HarborPresident Roosevelt signed proclamations
declaring all German, Italian, and Japanese nationals (non-U.S. citizens) “enemy aliens.”
All “enemy aliens” had to…◦Register with the government and carry
identification cards.◦Turn in all firearms(guns), cameras, and
shortwave radios. Anything that could be used to communicate with the enemy.
◦Needed a travel permit to go more than 5 miles from their home.
Make a ConnectionThe requirements of “enemy
aliens” during WWII reminds me of…
I wonder…
Discrimination Against Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans were a smaller group with less political power than the Italians and Germans.
Why?◦Nonwhite, non-European ancestry◦Had not assimilated into American culture
as well as other immigrant groups. Kept the culture/beliefs/values from their home country.
◦Lived mainly on the West Coast where fear of a Japanese invasion was strongest.
Roosevelt Removes Japanese Americans
Internment Camps: A center for confining people who are considered a threat to national safety/security (flashcard)
Executive Order 9066President Roosevelt
creates large military zones to house current U.S. residents considered to be a threat to national security.
March 1942, military orders mass evacuation of Japanese from Pacific Coast (closest to Japan)
Life in Internment CampsForced to sell possessions and
homes within a few weeks.In desert regions away from any
towns/cities.Rows of barracks with common
bathing and dining areas.High barbed wire fencesMachine gun towers to prevent
escapeInternees created libraries, schools, and
newspapers to make life more bearable.
ReflectI think living in an interment
camp would be…I think the Japanese Americans
must have felt…I wonder…
Some ReliefGovernment officials allowed
10,000 farm workers and 4,300 college students leave camps.
1943: thousands of young Japanese men allowed to leave to join the army.
1944: People remaining in camps allowed to leave.