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Following the attack on Pearl harbor in December, 1941, the US declared war on Japan. The US Military, concerned about the possibility of spying or sabotage by those of Japanese ancestry, convinced the government to exclude them from militarily important zones on the US Pacific coast. Those of known or suspected Japanese heritage were removed from their homes and interned in desert camps for about 3 years. In many cases they were loyal US citizens descended from Japanese immigrants. However, it took many months for the US courts to consider their complaints, with the US Supreme Court only invalidating their detention in December, 1944.
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What were the Camps that Japanese Americans were held captive in at the orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
internment camps
What group was placed in internment camps in the US during World War 2?
I think you are referring to the WWII Japanese internment camps. After Pearl Harbor, it was thought that Japanese-American citizens could not be trusted, so they were rounded up and forced to live at various "camps" around the U.S. until the war was over. See the Related Links below.
How many german-americans were detained in camps during World War 2?
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
Why were Japanese Americans held imternment camps?
There was a fear in America that amongst the Japanese Americans there could be spies and saboteurs.
Why were the Japanese interment camps establish?
The American government feared that Japanese-Americans could spy for the Imperial Army, so they held them in internment camps.As to why the government feared that Japanese-Americans would spy, it came down to racism. Asians were viewed with much more suspicion and were considered a lesser race at the time. Which was completely unfounded, but it was the attitude the mostly-white US at the time. (As a note, remember that there were actually far more German- and Italian-Americans in the United States at the time, none of whom were interned in camps).
What were the Camps that Japanese Americans were held captive in at the orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
internment camps
What group were held in internment camps in the us during world war 11?
Japanese-Americans.
What were the camps that held Japanese Americans during World War 2 called?
Ones with lots of torture
Where were Japanese Americans held in internment camps?
They are located in the United States
Was Japanese internment necessary?
No, absolutely not. The Japanese-American citizens that were held in internment camps were in no way anything but loyal Americans. They were denied civil rights that were granted to them in the Constitution and Japanese internment is now considered a huge mistake, though it wasn't admitted by any officials for years out of embarrassment.
Why were Japanese-Americans placed in Internment Camps in World War 2?
because we thought that they could have been spy's so we held them there until we figured out what to do.
What group was placed in internment camps in the US during World War 2?
I think you are referring to the WWII Japanese internment camps. After Pearl Harbor, it was thought that Japanese-American citizens could not be trusted, so they were rounded up and forced to live at various "camps" around the U.S. until the war was over. See the Related Links below.
How long were Japanese held in internment camps during World War 2?
2 and a half years
In Korematsu v. US the Supreme Court upheld which policy toward Japanese Americans?
removal to internment camps
How many german-americans were detained in camps during World War 2?
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
Why were Japanese Americans held imternment camps?
There was a fear in America that amongst the Japanese Americans there could be spies and saboteurs.
What year did the Japanese Internment stop?
The Japanese Internment Camps officially closed in March, 1946. Over 110,000 people of Japanese descent had been forced to live in the camps since 1942, when President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9060 to imprison them. When it was over, Japanese American citizens were only given $25 and a ticket back to their homes.
