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Japanese and Japanese Americans living on the US west coast were placed in internment camps on the claim that spies and sabatouers could be hiding among them. Since Japanese and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii and in the US east of the Mississippi were not forced into camps, and since no American citizens of German or Italian descent were placed in internment camps, the actual reason is more likely related to racial stereotypes and anti-Japanese hysteria.
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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.
Internment camps were set up for Japanese Americans?
because many Americans feared that Japanese American were spies
Why did the American government set up Japanese internment camps?
There was a fear that Japanese/Americans, even second or third generation, would act as an internal threat to America during the second World War with Japan.
Why is Pearl Harbor significant to the internment camp experience?
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour and the USA then set up internment camps for any Japanese living in the USA. The Japanese were put into internment camps as they were considered a threat to the country. Here in the UK they did the same thing with Italians and Germans living in the UK.
In the consintration camps for the Japanese hjow many died?
During the Holocaust there were absolutely no concentration camps that were for anyone else except for the Jews.Answer:Although not identified as concentration camps for Japanese immigrants to the US and Canada, several thousand citizens of Japanese origin had their property seized and were relocated to locations under strict government control. Similar camps were set up for citizens of other ethnic origins.Data on the number of deaths at the camps are hard to determine. It is usually stated that "some" died due to harsg treatment and emotional and physical stress.
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.
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the relationship between Japanese Americans and the public as a whole?
After the bombing the Americans, thinking that the Japanese Americans could be spies, set up some mini camps and sent them there. So to simplify my answer the public had little to no interaction to the Japanese Americans after the bombing. The strange thing is, though, there were no camps in Hawaii during this event.
Were Japanese forced to live in internment camps?
Yes it is true. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President FDR issued Executive Order 9066 which lead to the relocation of thousands of Japanese-Americans to internment camps. Though not as harsh as concentration camps set up by the Germans, people died and living conditions were rough.
Why were Internment camps set up for Japanese Americans?
Japanese and Japanese Americans living on the US west coast were placed in internment camps on the claim that spies and sabatouers could be hiding among them.Since Japanese and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii and in the US east of the Mississippi were not forced into camps, and since no American citizens of German or Italian descent were placed in internment camps, the actual reason is more likely related to racial stereotypes and anti-Japanese hysteria.
What are Valcartier Camps Who set up the camp?
Sam Hughes set up the Valcartier Camps. They were suppose to be training camps for the newly recruited soldiers
Why were they sent to concentration camps?
because the camps were set up to hold them.
How did the concentration in America differ from the camps in Germany?
While supposedly set up to protect Germany from internal threats, Germany's "work camps" (concentration camps) were a front for the extermination of those deemed "undesirable" by the Nazis, mainly Jews. The enslavement of Jews from invaded countries provided free labor for German industry and an efficient system for genocide. By contrast, the American system of "relocation" and "internment" camps were based on fear of those of Oriental heritage (even those not remotely Japanese). The WW II propaganda campaigns were aimed at demonizing and dehumanizing the Japanese enemy, to the point that all Asians became the target of racial prejudice. Many innocent Japanese and Chinese families were forcibly transported to controlled camps for the duration of the war. More than 120,000 individuals from the Pacific Coast, nearly two-thirds of them American citizens, were imprisoned, while comparatively small numbers were detained from among the population of Hawaii. (see related link)
