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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, it was widely believed that Japanese citizens would somehow sabotage the war effort or begin spying (supposedly in hope of establishing the Japanese Empire in the US).
Politicians took this one step further and separated those of Japanese descent from the rest of the populace, to prevent what they thought might happen.
The Japanese were very active in the Pacific from the early 1900s with the backing of Britain, US and etc. After the massacres the Japanese Imperial Empire did to the Pacific continent the Countries backed out for their support of the expansion of the Japanese empire. Come 1942 when Pearl Harbor was attacked, it was easily conceived that Japanese American sleeper cells could have been in place for years.
The paranoia of a sleep-cells, the fact that the Japanese were out to conquer at whatever cost, the American government saw enough possibilities of Japanese infiltration as American citizens that they felt they had no choice but to take no chances and lock up the Japanese Americans.
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It was not the fact that it was war it was the fact that the Japanese were so efficiently conquering that they US did not take the chance of trusting its own Japanese American citizens.
On a lighter note, the biggest farm owner in Colorado is Japanese and the Japanese have a wonderful life in Colorado and Southern California.
The country did make it easy for these victims to move and live in these areas however all their previous homes and businesses were taken away.
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∙ 11y agoits because they were stupid and no one love then let alone liked them and they werent trusted on which side they were on. so thats why they were sent to interment camps. peace poopy sniffers.
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With what crimes were the Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps charged?
none
What was true about Japanese Americans in ww2?
Sadly there were 110,000 - 120,000 Japanese Americans sent to the internment camps during WW2.
Who did the American government send to the internment camps?
The U.S. sent Japanese Americans to Internment camps, right after Pearl Harbor, so they could keep an eye on them.
Why was it unfair for the Japanese-Americans to go to internment camps?
The Americans thought the Japanese-Americans were in contact with the Japanese that planned the pearl harbor attack so they had them sent to interment camps but in actuallity the Japanese-Americans weren't in contact with Japan at all (maybe family) but not the military so they were sent without being able to testify or prove their innocense before being sent unfairly.
Where were the internees sent before going to the camps?
Wee website: Japanese-American internment camps.
With what crimes were the Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps charged?
none
What was the effects of the internment of Japanese Americans?
Japanese Americans had to be forced out from their homes, cities and businesses and sent to relocation camps.
Where did Japanese Americans spend World War 2?
Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II. This internment occurred even if they were no threat.
How many Japanese-Americans were sent to Internment camps during World War 2?
About 120000
What was true about Japanese Americans in ww2?
Sadly there were 110,000 - 120,000 Japanese Americans sent to the internment camps during WW2.
Should they have sent Japanese Americans to interment camps?
They should not have sent the Japanese Americans to internment camps because more than 60% of them were regular US. citizens and the US government broke the 4th and the 14th amendment of constitution.
Who did the American government send to the internment camps?
The U.S. sent Japanese Americans to Internment camps, right after Pearl Harbor, so they could keep an eye on them.
Why were japaniese Americans sent to internment camps?
During World War II, anti-Japanese sentiment was high in the United States. Many Americans feared that these Japanese-Americans were spies for Japan. Everyone was afraid after the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Most of the population believed that the Japanese-Americans could send inside information to the Japanese and allow for another attack on United States soil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 to sent the Japanese to the camps. However, the Japanese weren't the only ones to be sent to Internment Camps by the United States. Some German-Americans and Italian-Americans were also sent to camps.
What were the camps called when the japennese were sent to camps when they attacked the pearl harbor?
Japanese Internment Camps.
What led to the internment of the Japanese Americans during world war 2?
Distrust and racism led to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2. Even families that had lived in the United States for generations were sent to camps.
Where Japanese Americans were sent during world war 2?
During World War 2, Japanese Americans were sent to Department of Justice Internment Camps in Texas, Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico, and Montana.There were three types of camps. Civilian Assembly Centers were temporary camps, frequently located at horse tracks, where the Nisei were sent as they were removed from their communities. Eventually, most were sent to Relocation Centers, also known as internment camps.Detention camps housed Nikkei considered to be disruptive or of special interest to the government.
Why was it unfair for the Japanese-Americans to go to internment camps?
The Americans thought the Japanese-Americans were in contact with the Japanese that planned the pearl harbor attack so they had them sent to interment camps but in actuallity the Japanese-Americans weren't in contact with Japan at all (maybe family) but not the military so they were sent without being able to testify or prove their innocense before being sent unfairly.
