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In the year 1942 there was an atmosphere of hysteria, President Roosevelt, encouraged by officials at all levels of the federal government, authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident aliens from Japan

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Did president Eisenhower authorize the Japanese internment?

No. Ike was not president when the Japanese-Americans were interned: Franklin Roosevelt was, and he did authorize it. He also authorized interning German-Americans and Italian-Americans - many in Montana, and many in Texas. I do not know why we do not hear about these interned citizens.


What were the Camps that Japanese Americans were held captive in at the orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

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Who forced Japanese Americans to move to internment camps?

FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) signed a executive order that would put the Japanese Americans (most were loyal to the US, actually) in the internment camps.


What power allowed Franklin D. Roosevelt to place Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War 2?

Executive Order 9066 .


Who authorised internment of Japanese in world war 2?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066 .


What Franklin Delano Roosevelt did to Japanese-Americans?

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Who ordered the Japanese internment during World War 2?

Franklin Roosevelt by Executive Order 9066.


Why were the internment camps opened?

They were opened persuant to Executive Order 9066 signed by Franklin Roosevelt on 19 February 1942. Many Americans were concerned about further further activities by what they wrongly felt were enemies. It was a form of national hysteria.


Why did President Roosevelt send Japanese Americans to Relocation camps?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II due to fears of espionage and sabotage following the attack on Pearl Harbor. This decision was influenced by widespread racial prejudice and wartime hysteria, leading to the belief that Japanese Americans posed a security threat. Ultimately, around 120,000 individuals were forcibly relocated to internment camps, despite the lack of evidence supporting these fears. The internment remains a controversial chapter in U.S. history, underscoring issues of civil liberties and racial discrimination.


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What action did president Roosevelt use to create the internment?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II through Executive Order 9066, issued on February 19, 1942. This order allowed military authorities to designate certain areas as exclusion zones, leading to the forced relocation and internment of around 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens. The decision was largely driven by wartime hysteria and unfounded fears of espionage and sabotage following the attack on Pearl Harbor.