Americans began to not trust any Japanese americans. America became paranoid that they were all spies and were against this country.
They were sent to camps and not let out into the public.
Of the approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated to internment camps during World War 2, 62% of them were American citizens. Half of those interned were children.
They didn't. They were sent into camps because, during World War Two, America was scared that any Japanese Americans would be traitors and horribly imprisoned them.
Japanese-Americans were forcibly relocated into (concentration) camps .
Japanese American citizens
They were relocated by the US gov to camps called war relocation camps.
Japanese Americans were interned during World War 2 because some Americans feared they would be disloyal.Japan was urging Japanese Americans to act as spies. However, there was no evidence that any Japanese Americans had engaged in espionage or sabotage. During the entire war only ten people were convicted of spying for Japan and these were all Caucasian.Another factor was that white farmers were concerned about the competition from Japanese American farmers and saw internment as a way to get rid of their competitors.The US Government made amends through the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, when $20,000 per internee was paid out to individuals who had been interned or relocated, including those who chose to return to Japan. Some Japanese and Japanese Americans who were relocated during World War II received compensation for property losses, according to a 1948 law.
1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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.
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Japanese-Americans .
well dum dum . we killed Hitler and the japanes . and saved the world from Hitler