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Racism was strong in the US in the 1940s and there was a fear that the were spies or saboteurs for Japan. Like blacks the Japanese people are easy to recognize and thus easy to discriminate against. There was also a strong (but incorrect) belief that the attack on Pearl Harbor could not have been as effective as it was had there not been Japanese agents on the island somehow helping guide the attacking planes in, and they would of course have been Japanese Americans. To prevent this possibility on the west coast, Japanese Americans had all their property confiscated and then they were sent to concentration camps well inland from the coast. (yes we called them internment camps, but they were concentration camps regardless of that they were called)
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How will Americans perceive Japanese Americans after Us has declared war?
During WWII, Japanese-Americans were perceived as potential spies and detained until the war's end in detention camps.
When did the us detain the Asians during world war 2?
See website: Japanese American internment. They did not detain Asians. They detained Americans who were descendants of Japanese ancestors.
How many german-americans were detained in camps during World War 2?
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
During World War 2 Japanese-american were what?
unhappily detained in detention camps
Which Americans were interned during World War 2?
Japanese-Americans .
Did the Japanese-Americans detained in world war 2 have access to the courts?
yes, even though they were detained, they would have access to the courts. however they were private courts in the detention camps held in the United States.
How many concentration camps did America shut down?
During World War II, the United States operated over 120 internment camps where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and detained. These camps were closed after the war ended, with the last ones shutting down by 1946. The internment of Japanese Americans is now widely recognized as a grave injustice.
Who did the American intern during the war?
Americans of Japanese descent.
Who were placed in relocation camps during the war?
Japanese Americans
Who was placed in the relocation camps during the war?
Japanese Americans
were placed in relocation camps during the war?
Japanese Americans
Why did the US restrict the activities of Japanese Americans during World War 1?
They thought that the Japanese Americans might be spies.
