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Because the U.S. government thought that some of them might be spies.

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Q: Why were the Japanese Americans held in relocation camps during World War 2?
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During World War 2 which group was forced to uproot and move to American relocation centers?

Japanese-Americans .


During World War 2 wich goup of Americans did the US place in relocation camps because of their nationality?

Japanese


What does war relocation authority stand for?

it doesn't stand for anything. war relocation authority means the U.S civilian agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during world war 2


What was the forced relocation of Japanese American during World War 2?

the reason was to get back at japanese


What started the relocation of Japanese during world war 2?

Pearl Harbor


The square footage of Japanese relocation ceters during World War 2?

See: Japanese American internment


The detention centers where Japanese Americans were moved to and confined during World War 2?

Gila River War Relocation Center, ArizonaGranada War Relocation Center, Colorado (AKA "Amache")Heart Mountain War Relocation Center, WyomingJerome War Relocation Center, ArkansasManzanar War Relocation Center, CaliforniaMinidoka War Relocation Center, IdahoPoston War Relocation Center, ArizonaRohwer War Relocation Center, ArkansasTopaz War Relocation Center, UtahTule Lake War Relocation Center, CaliforniaRecommendation: Read the book Farewell to Manzanar to learn what it was like for the Japanese


After entering World War 2 what happened to Japanese Americans?

They were relocated by the US gov to camps called war relocation camps.


Which Americans were interned during World War 2?

Japanese-Americans .


What does WRA stands for and what does it means?

War Relocation Authority, an authority responsible for interning and relocating Japanese Americans throughout World War II.


How did the Supreme Court view the relocation camps of Japanese Americans during World War 2?

The Supreme Court decided that with the West Coast vulnerable to attack by Japan, the president was within his rights to declare the people of Japanese ancestry might pose a threat to internal security; thus the relocation order was upheld. Even though: No Japanese American was ever found guilty of espionage or sabotage.


Why did the US restrict the activities of Japanese Americans during World War 1?

They thought that the Japanese Americans might be spies.