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What action did the US government take against many Japanese Americans during the war?

The U.S. government put many Japanese Americans in internment camps


What assumptions did the us government make about Japanese Americans when it moved them to internment camps?

The government feared the japanese americans could not be trusted


How did the us government policy of internment affect thousands of Japanese Americans on the west coast of the united state?

The U.S. government policy of internment during World War II forcibly relocated approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans, primarily from the West Coast, to internment camps due to wartime fears of espionage and disloyalty. This led to significant loss of property, livelihoods, and community ties, as families were uprooted and held in harsh conditions. The internment caused long-lasting psychological and social repercussions for those affected, fostering stigma and discrimination against Japanese Americans. In 1988, the U.S. government formally acknowledged the injustice and offered reparations to survivors.


What was the US Supreme Court case Korematsu v US about?

This was a case determining the constitutionality of putting Japanese Americans into "relocation" camps or internment camps. The Supreme Court decided that internment camps were constitutional because of military urgency, and that protection from espionage far outweighed Korematsu's (and thus all Japanese American's) individual rights.


How did the us government justify Japanese internment during World War 2?

The U.S. government justified Japanese internment during World War II primarily on the grounds of national security. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, officials argued that individuals of Japanese descent, particularly those on the West Coast, posed a potential threat due to their loyalty to Japan. This rationale was rooted in wartime hysteria and racial prejudice, leading to the forced relocation and incarceration of around 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens. In retrospect, these actions have been widely condemned as unjust and a violation of civil liberties.

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When did the US government formally apologize for Japanese internment?

The US government formally apologized for Japanese internment in 1990.


Where were the relocation camps for the Japanese in the US during World War 2?

US Internment Camps during WW IIThe related link site will have a map of all the Japanese-American Internment camps in the United States during World War II.


Who did the US force into internment camps during world war 2?

Japanese americans..


What group were held in internment camps in the us during world war 11?

Japanese-Americans.


Who was involved in the Japanese internment?

During World War II, the US government, under Executive Order 9066, authorized the internment of Japanese Americans. Approximately 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry, including both US citizens and non-citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps. The involvement included government officials, military personnel, and law enforcement authorities.


Forced relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans during the war?

"Japanese-American internment" where US citizens sere forcibly relocated into what was euphemistically referred to as "War Relocation Camps" : Executive Order 9066 .


How did the us government policy of internment affect thousands of Japanese Americans on the west coast of the US?

The effects on the internment of Japanese-Americans was negative psychologically. Shock and fear plagued the Japanese-Americans as a result of the internment camps.


What are the pros of Japanese internment camps?

What are the pros of the Japanese internment camps? to protect what the US saw as a 'threat' after pearl harbor was bombed


What US region were Japanese internment camps in?

The US west Coast.


What was the purpose of the japanese internment camps during the war?

Thousands of Japanese-Americans were forced to live in Japanese internment camps in the U.S. There were really no benefits to the relocation and it proved to be the largest violations of civil liberties in American history.


Which group of Americans were sent to internment centers during ww2 in the us?

Japanese Americans ~ see related link below .


What action did the US government take against many Japanese Americans during the war?

The U.S. government put many Japanese Americans in internment camps