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When were Japanese Americans sent to Relocation Camps?

The reason relocation for Japanese Americans was put to use. Was due to the fact of the bombing Pearl Harbor. The American people were so stereotypical that they thought all Japanese people were linked to the attack on Pearl Harbor. They were taken to places almost like the concentration camps in Germany. But these relocation camps were meant for holding people until the war with Japan was over. Not for exterminating a race from existence.


Who put the Japanese in concentration camps?

Americans.


Did all Japanese Americans have to live in camps?

Not all Japanese Americans were placed in Internment Camps, but the majority were. The ones that were not put in camps were generally Japanese immigrants who did not live near the Pacific.


What did Americans do to the American Japanese citizens during ww2?

After the attack upon Pearl Harbor that was commited without warning, the United States declared war on Japan. The citizens of America knew that there were Japanese - Americans living in the United States. They were worried that any one of the Japanese living in America could be a spy or a sabateur. To make sure that this did not happen president Roosevelt ordered that the Japanese - Americans be placed in relocation camps. Unlike the concentration camps in Europe, the relocation camps were more hospitable. The inhabitants of the camps were given appropriate quarters and were treated fairly, but were surrounded by a barbed wire fence with guards and towers.


What group of Americans was put into camps during most of World War 2?

Japanese Americans


Why did the Japanese put up with internment camps?

The Japanese Americans that were put in internment camps faced the racism of whites. They were afraid of the hatred of those around them that made threats.


During World War 2 who was put in internment camps?

the Japanese Americans.


What group was put into camps during World War 2?

Japanese-Americans .


Why were internment camps establised for japanese americans?

Japanese Americans and Canadians were put interned due to fears by the government that they would spy for their homeland.


What factor led the US to put Japanese Americans in internment camps?

Pearl Harbor!


What led to internment camps during world war 2?

The USA was worried about the Japanese-Americans on the coast supplying Japanese with information and helping the Japanese attack the USA in any way. So the USA put the Japanese-Americans in internment camps.


After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the US decided to put its what kind of Americans into iternment camps?

Japanese-Americans.