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How many Japanese Americans were sent to detention camps in America during WW2?
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∙ 7y ago
There were 110,000 - 120,000 sent to the camps during WW2.
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Why did the US restrict the activities of Japanese Americans during World War 1?
They thought that the Japanese Americans might be spies.
How were people taken to camps during the Japanese- American Internment?
About 120,000 Japanese-Americans, 3/4 LOYAL Americans (Nisei).
Did the Japanese Americans fight for the United States during World War 2?
yes
Were any groups of people from the US treated unfairly during world war 2?
Japanese Americans , Blacks , Hispanics, Women, German Americans, Italian Americans
What did Native Americans go thur during the Westward Expansion of America during 1856-1896?
They went Thur allot they had a lot to do to get where they need to.
How will Americans perceive Japanese Americans after Us has declared war?
During WWII, Japanese-Americans were perceived as potential spies and detained until the war's end in detention camps.
Were Japanese Americans held in interment in Chicago during world war 2?
I believe there was a temporary detention center at 4800 Ellis AVenue.
What are Japanese-Americans born in America during World War 2 called?
Japs or Japanese because we didn't want them to be part of our country but some people called them Japanese-Americans or just Americans.
What factors lead to the internment of 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.
During World War 2 Japanese-american were what?
unhappily detained in detention camps
Was there any Forced Relocations in America besides the Indians and the Mormons?
The Japanese Americans during World War II.
Why were so many young Japanese Americans so eager to volunteer for military service during World War 2?
because in America, Japanese americanspeople were thought of helping the Japanese armys as being spies. The Americans were going to put them all in jail, America would not let the Japanese Americans fight or anything, not even help. Then a large group of Japanese Americns stood up and they said "we want to fight for our land so that we can prove to the Americans we are loyal to our country, America."
Why were japanes Americans relocated during world war 2?
Americans began to not trust any Japanese americans. America became paranoid that they were all spies and were against this country.
How many Japanese were living in America prior to World War 2?
Approximately 120,000 Japanese and/or Japanese-Americans lived in the US during and prior to WW2; of which over 90,000 lived in California.
What group of Americans did the us place in relocation camps during world war 2?
Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. So people felt scared that Japanese and Japanese Americans in the US could try to hurt the country from within. So the US gov put them into detention camps.This fear is similar to today concerning fear of Muslims.
Which Americans were interned during World War 2?
Japanese-Americans .
Who received an apology and money from the federal government as a result of their internment during world war 2?
Japanese Americans living in the U.S. and Hawaii.
