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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, anti-Japanese politicians and writers suggested that a credible threat of espionage and sabotage existed, and convinced President Franklin D Roosevelt that people of Japanese descent presented a threat to the military security of Hawaii and of the US west coast. He issued an executive order, and more than one hundred thousand people were forcibly relocated to the "War Relocation Camps". It is now widely held that this was a huge mistake, based largely on racial bigotry; and in 1988 Congress passed legislation apologizing on behalf of the US government. Even at the time, many Americans protested that the process was wrong. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, a staunch defender of US security, opposed the internment following exhaustive investigations; and US Justice Department officials reported at the time that the justifications were based on "willful historical inaccuracies and intentional falsehoods."
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How do relocation camps and internment camps differ?
They really were much different Relocation Camps and Internment camps were the same thing just that relocation camps were the real camps and internment camps were where the Japanese Americans had to go before they made the relocation camps.
Was there kids that was killed or died in internment camps?
Yes, children were killed in internment camps.
Why were there no German internment camps established during World War II?
German internment camps were not established during World War II because the United States primarily targeted Japanese Americans for internment due to fear and prejudice following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The government did not view German Americans as a significant threat in the same way.
What was the purpose of internment camps?
Internment Camps were used to confine and isolate people form the outside world.
Did people in internment camps starve?
No. The Japanese Internment camps were not hurtful, they simply isolated the Japanese from the rest of the country.
How many Japanese internment camps were there?
there are 39 diffrent Japanese internment camps
How do relocation camps and internment camps differ?
They really were much different Relocation Camps and Internment camps were the same thing just that relocation camps were the real camps and internment camps were where the Japanese Americans had to go before they made the relocation camps.
How big are Japanese internment camps?
See website: Japanese-American internment camps.
Was there kids that was killed or died in internment camps?
Yes, children were killed in internment camps.
Was the Japanese happy about the internment camps?
No, the Japanese- Americans were not happy about the internment camps in WW2.
Were US internment camps forced?
Yes, all internment camps are forced incarceration.
Why were there no German internment camps established during World War II?
German internment camps were not established during World War II because the United States primarily targeted Japanese Americans for internment due to fear and prejudice following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The government did not view German Americans as a significant threat in the same way.
What was the purpose of internment camps?
Internment Camps were used to confine and isolate people form the outside world.
How were Japanese-Americans separated from the outside world when they were in internment camps?
See website: Japanese-American internment camps.
What brought about the end of Japanese Internment Camps?
The end of the war made internment camps no longer neccssary or logical
Did people in internment camps starve?
No. The Japanese Internment camps were not hurtful, they simply isolated the Japanese from the rest of the country.
What is simliar between Japanese Internment camps and the Holocaust?
The Internment camps for Japanese-Americans were structures and the Holocaust is a concept. There were camps within the Holocaust designed and used to imprison certain sections of society, much like the internment camps in the USA. But what went on in these camps was very different.
