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There was nothing 'right' about it. The internment was a violation of USA law in that census data was used criminally to identify the Japanese Americans. The internment itself was morally wrong in that it violated American priciples of due process and protection of the laws of the land. This said, war in its nature is full of extremes. All nations involved in war toss out certain rules that would never be considered in peace time. After the war is over, there are always groups seeking compensation and apologies. Once you realize that all wars are a fight between nations for primacy. All nations use whatever means are available to win the fight for national survival. It is not fair after the fact to judge those actions taken during the stress and strain of battle. Instead of looking for bad guys, good guys and bogeymen, the mature way to review history is to realize that all nations strive for power and do whatever they perceive it takes to achieve that goal, even if it means damaging their own citizens.
What else can I help you with?
Which group of people was placed in the west coast internment camps?
Under an Executive Order, Americans interred Japanese-Americans.
Executive Order 9066 allowed the US Military to do what?
It was the Executive Order which ordered Americans of Japanese descent and Japanese citizens living in America into internment camps.
What was US Policy towards aliens and Japanese Americans in World War 2?
The policy towards Japanese-American citizens was to place them into Internment (Concentration) Camps .
Why were thousands of US citizens put in an internment camps during World War 2?
Fearing that Japanese living in the United States would help Japan, the government gathered up almost 120,000 Japanese-Americans and resident Japanese aliens and placed them in internment camps. Some people remained in the camps for over three years.
What did the Japanese American Citizens League speak out against?
Japanese American property losses during their wartime internment.
Who lived in the Japanese internment camps?
Canada: Canadian citizens of Japanese descent lived in the internment camps. I'm not too sure about the Americans :P
Was the internment of the Japanese justified?
No it was not - they were American citizens who had done nothing wrong. They were not fighting on the Japanese side during the war. The internment was caused by fear and racism.
Who was involved in the Japanese internment?
During World War II, the US government, under Executive Order 9066, authorized the internment of Japanese Americans. Approximately 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry, including both US citizens and non-citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps. The involvement included government officials, military personnel, and law enforcement authorities.
The Japanese American Citizens League spoke out against?
Japanese American property losses during their wartime internment.
Was Japanese internment necessary?
No, absolutely not. The Japanese-American citizens that were held in internment camps were in no way anything but loyal Americans. They were denied civil rights that were granted to them in the Constitution and Japanese internment is now considered a huge mistake, though it wasn't admitted by any officials for years out of embarrassment.
Pros and cons of the Japanese Internment Camps?
Japanese internment camps were set up in the USA in WW2 to contain Japanese Americans. An obvious con of the camps were that they infringed on the rights of innocent American citizens. A pro is that they kept non Japanese Americans from panicking.
Were there concentration camps for Jews in the US?
Not anymore, but there were in the Second World War. They were known more commonly as internment camps during those times; the term concentration camp was created by the Nazis in the 1930's.
Did the U.S. ever apologize for sending its Japanese citizens to internment camps?
Yes, as a matter of fact they did. In 1990!
Which cultural group of US citizens was placed in internment camps by the United states in the 1940's?
Japanese
Forced relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans during the war?
"Japanese-American internment" where US citizens sere forcibly relocated into what was euphemistically referred to as "War Relocation Camps" : Executive Order 9066 .
What group of people did the US government place in internment camps in the early 1940s?
Japanese and Japanese-Americans, many of whom were US citizens.
Did Japan try to do anything to help the Japanese-American internment prisoners?
In WW2, Japan considered Americans of Japanese descent to be US Citizens; the enemy.
