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Why were Japanese-Americans placed into internment camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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∙ 12y ago
The internment camps were established to limit communication between Japanese-Americans and Japan due to a condern that the planning of the attack on Pearl Harbor could lead to a direct attack on the US mainland. There was no difinite connection that someone within the US was or was not involved in the planning of the attack.
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Was the US government justified in sending Japanese Americans to internment camps after the attack on pearl harbor?
No, they were not concentration camps as the Germans built. They were Detention camps to keep the Japanese-American people under observation.
What was the dollar value that was lost in the attack of Pearl Harbor?
See website: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who responded to the Japanese attack on pearl harbor?
the united states responded to the attack on pearl harbor.
Did Germany attack anyone after pearl harbor?
Germany didn't attack pearl harbor dumb***, that was japan
How many personnel were awarded the medal of honor for the attack of Pearl Harbor?
See website: Attack on Pearl Harbor
Exact date of the japanese-canadian internment?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 on December 7th
What happend after the attack in pearl harbor?
The US joined WWII and put all Japanese people in internment camps.
How were Japanese Americans treated in the US following the Pearl Harbor attack and the war with Japan?
How were Japanese Americans treated in the US following the Pearl Harbor attack and the war with Japan? Well before December 7th 1941 there were treated like normal American citizens but as soon as Japan bombed Pearl Harbor they were treated like trash. They were riped away from their home, jobs, and even in some case family. They were trapped in internment camps for up to 6 years. Even after the government released them they weren't treated fairly. They had to work for everything back that they lost in the internment process.
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.
How much compensation to those in Japanese internment camps?
The Japanese-Americans didn't get lot or much money in WW2 during Peal Harbor Attack.
Why were Japanese Americans placed in interment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
There was concern that they would support the Japanese war effort. Fears of espionage and sabotage were running wild after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The government believed that internment camps were the way to protect the population.
What is the history of Japanese internment camps?
Japanese internment camps sprung up during World War Two. These camps relocated 110,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a factor in the development of these camps.
How was the housing in internment camps?
what does that mean?? internment camps were used in the US in the WWII time period for Japanese people because of the attack on peral harbor. The houses were called barracks, they were mostly makeshift and could house 3 to 5 families at a time.
Japanese american internmet during World War 2?
Japanese American internment during WW2 was ordered by United States in 1942 after Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect Japan?
well i guess you could say it affected Japanese Americans because they were very unwelcome in America any more and im not quite sure but werent they sent to internment camps?
What were the internment camps in World War 2?
They were relocation camps for Japanese American citizens for security reasons after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 07 Dec 1941 They were not POW or concentration camps.
Was the US government justified in sending Japanese Americans to internment camps after the attack on pearl harbor?
No, they were not concentration camps as the Germans built. They were Detention camps to keep the Japanese-American people under observation.
