Because the U.S. government thought that some of them might be spies.
Japanese-Americans .
Japanese
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
the reason was to get back at japanese
Pearl Harbor
See: Japanese American internment
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
They were relocated by the US gov to camps called war relocation camps.
Japanese-Americans .
War Relocation Authority, an authority responsible for interning and relocating Japanese Americans throughout World War II.
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.
They thought that the Japanese Americans might be spies.