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Was their controversy over the internment of Japanese Americans?
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Not much controversy at the time, more later in the decades after the war. There are many myths and misstatement of facts surrounding this event during WW2.
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How were Japanese-Americans affected by World War 2?
During World War 2, many Japanese-Americans were put into internment camps or "War Relocation Camps". Many of them were only allowed to take the clothes on their backs or had to pack so quickly that they were unprepared for life in the internment camps.Many of them lost irreplaceable personal property, due to restrictions on what they could take into the camp and to theft and destruction of items that were placed in storage.Many of them lost their property or their tenant farms, or had to sell their farms within a few days at a low price.The Japanese were moved to high security surveillance camps where they were tracked constantly and kept away from the outside world for the American government feared that they were spies.
What was the cause of Japanese internment?
I was generally interested in Japanese interment because I wanted to know what there involvement was in the great depression. I learned that during February 19th the anniversary of a sad day in American history. It was on that date in 1942, in the midst of the response to the hostilities that began on December 7, 1941, that Executive Order 9066 was issued, subsequently enforced by the criminal penalties of a statute enacted March 21, 1942, resulting in the uprooting of loyal Americans. Over one hundred thousand persons of Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes, detained in special camps, and eventually relocated. The tremendous effort by the War Relocation Authority and concerned Americans for the welfare of these Japanese-Americans may add perspective to that story, but it does not erase the setback to fundamental American principles. Fortunately, the Japanese-American community in Hawaii was spared the indignities suffered by those on our mainland. We now know what we should have known then--not only was that evacuation wrong, but Japanese-Americans were and are loyal Americans. On the battlefield and at home, Japanese-Americans -- names like Hamada, Mitsumori, Marimoto, Noguchi, Yamasaki, Kido, Munemori and Miyamura -- have been and continue to be written in our history for the sacrifices and the contributions they have made to the well-being and security of our nation.
How many Japanese died in okinawa?
Over 45,000 jappenese were killed in all the battle and 49,000 Americans were killed.
How was Japanese people treated during World War 2?
Poorly. "The United States government sent Japanese Americans to concentration camps in various locations in the middle of the country. This was to keep them as far from the coast as possible so that they couldn't give accurate Intel to the Japanese over seas. In the concentration camps, they were rationed their food, water, and activity time. It was much like the concentration camps in Germany, just without the slave-driving and killing part. Many businesses wouldn't hire Japanese Americans because of the threat that was posed to the country as a result of the many terrorist acts on the U.S." -Twizzler424
How many Japanese-Americans died or survived or escaped the internment camps?
The internment camps were started after the attack on Pearl Harbor and America and Canada (blood running high from the horrors of it all) were later accused of racism against the Japanese that had become American or Canadian citizens and most were born in these countries. It was not only the Americans, but Canada who made a grave error in putting Japanese citizens of the U.S. and Canada into Internment camps. To this day it's a blight on the history of both countries and the numbers of dead will never be known for sure. For the most part the Japanese lived in squalor, tight quarters, some died from disease, heat, cold, others were shot for disputes against the reasons they were interred and others were shot for trying to escape. It wasn't like concentration camps, but that's up for grabs as well. Over a 9 month period 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were taken from their homes and scattered throughout B.C. By Oct./42 the Cdn. Gov't had set up 8 internment camps in Interior, B.C. Kaslo, New Denver, Tashme, Roseberry, Slocan City, Lemon Creek, Sandon and Greenwood. Tashme was named after the 3 leading BC's security commissions: T Alor, SHirras and MEad. The Japanese were treated like slaves and because of a shortage of farmers during WW2 they were forced out to work in road camps to go to beet camps and be with their families. Like Americans, Canadians punished the Japanese for a crime they didn't commit. They saw the Japanese people as "not white" or "Japanese spies." The Japanese were stripped of their rights, issued special clothing, humiliated, thrown behind barb wire fences and were forced to do manual labor. Many Japanese families were forced to live in cramped quarters with 10 other families sharing one stove. Some camps such as Slocan city; did have the resources to house that many people coming into the camps. Japanese were placed in tents until houses were erected, but the houses were rickety and extremely cold during the harsh winters.Canada sold all the Japanese' world possessions. In 1943 the Cdn., "Custodian of Aliens" liquidated these worlding possesions without the owner's permission. The "Custodian of Aliens" auctioned off their contents, homes and property. In 1988 the first Japanese Internment Camp, Canadian Japanese were compensated for all that they had endured during the war. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed a compensation package giving $21,000 for each internee's survivor. In total 12 million dollars were paid out. American Japanese Internment Camps were not any better. These camps were in: Central Utah (Topaz), Colorado River (Poston, AZ), Gila River (Rivers, AZ), Granada (Amache, CO), Heart Mountain WY, Jerome (Denson, AK), Manzanar, CA, Minidoka, CA, Rohwer, AK, Tule Lake (Newell, CA). JUST DEPT. CAMPS: Santa fe, NM, Bismarck, ND, Crystal City, TX, Missoula, MT. CITIZEN ISOLATION CAMPS: Moab, UT, Leupp, AZ, Puyallup, WA, Marysville, CA, Tanforan, CA, Turlock, CA, Salina, CA, Tulare, CA, Pomona, CA, Manzanar, CA, Portland, OR, Sacramento, CA, STockton, CA, Merced, CA, Fresno, CA, Santa Anita, CA, Mayer, CA, Pinedale, CA. TAG & NUMBERS:This order gave the military free reign to designate military areas and to remove any persons considered a danger. Though theoretically Executive Order 9066 could be used to remove German and Italian Americans only the Japanese community was forced to undergo mass evacuation and imprisonment. By June 1942 more than 110,000 Japanese (more than 70% of them American citizens) had been forced from their homes into temporary assembly centers. These assembly centers such as Camp Harmony were ramshackle affairs built at racetracks and fairgrounds. From the assembly centers the Japanese were moved to 10 concentration camps scattered in the more inhospitable desert regions of the West. In 1988 the U.S. Gov't passed legistlation and awarded $20,000 to each of the surviving internees (60,000 in all.) The kicker to all this is: The American Gov't was short on fighting men so they TOLD the Japanese men in the Internment Camps that if they would fight in the war they could leave the camps with their families. The same applied to the Canadian Gov't. Of course these young Japanese men had no other alternative and although raging within they became some of the most highly decorated soldiers in the war. Let's hope this mistake is never made again! Marcy
What did Roosevelt issue in 1942 that lead to the internment of over 100000 Japanese Americans?
Executive Order 9066.
Where were Japanese Americans held in internment camps?
They are located in the United States
Why were thousands of US citizens put in an internment camps during World War 2?
Fearing that Japanese living in the United States would help Japan, the government gathered up almost 120,000 Japanese-Americans and resident Japanese aliens and placed them in internment camps. Some people remained in the camps for over three years.
What group was placed in internment camps in the US during World War 2?
I think you are referring to the WWII Japanese internment camps. After Pearl Harbor, it was thought that Japanese-American citizens could not be trusted, so they were rounded up and forced to live at various "camps" around the U.S. until the war was over. See the Related Links below.
When were Japanese Americans isolated in camps?
During World War II & the war with Japan, many Japanese-Americans were put into Internment Camps. This was a huge human rights violation. Once the war was over, the president of the United States of America publicly apologized for this violation.
How many german-americans were detained in camps during World War 2?
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
What year did the Japanese Internment stop?
The Japanese Internment Camps officially closed in March, 1946. Over 110,000 people of Japanese descent had been forced to live in the camps since 1942, when President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9060 to imprison them. When it was over, Japanese American citizens were only given $25 and a ticket back to their homes.
What is the name given to the order that was issued by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 and it resulted in the internment of over 120000 citizens of Japanese ancestry for the duration of World War?
The War Relocation Authority was created to intern Japanese Americans. It was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944 in the case Korematsu v. US
Why were the japanese imprisoned in the US in world war 2?
The Japanese Americans were not imprisoned, per se. They were put into internment camps until the war was over, because the American Government didn't know if they could trust them. It was not until the war was almost over that they were freed when the Supreme Court ruled this action unconstitutional toward US citizens.
What is Manzanar?
Manzanar is a former internment camp in California, USA where during World War II, over 110,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and detained by the U.S government. The camp was one of ten such camps where Japanese Americans were held throughout the western United States. The conditions in the camps were often harsh and the internees were subject to discrimination, harassment, and loss of property. The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is widely considered to be a violation of civil rights and a dark chapter in American history. The Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of the camps that was in operation from 1942 to 1945. Today, the site is a National Historic Site, which serves as a reminder of the injustice that was committed against Japanese Americans during World War II.
What role did the military play in the Court's Decision in the Korematsu case?
The U.S. military's argued that the loyalties of some Japanese Americans resided not with the United States but with their ancestral country, and that because separating "the disloyal from the loyal" was a logistical impossibility, the internment order had to apply to all Japanese Americans within the restricted area. The Supreme Court Accepted the military's argument over the argument of Korematsu.
Identify two different words or phrases you would use to describe the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War 2 and explain why you think those are accurate descriptions?
Deplorable and unconstitutional. The Japanese Americans were not spies nor were they the enemy of the Americans. They were not even allowed to be citizens. The only ones that were citizens were the ones born in the US. The leaders of the government overreacted. They wanted to intern the Germans and Italians but prominent people stopped them. No one spoke up for the Japanese however. The Supreme Court declared the internment unconstitutional and I totally agree. The leaders left them in the internment camps long after the war was over. Those wonderful people lost their homes and their possessions and the respect of the American people. They had nothing to do with the Japanese of Japan. The internment places were ramshackle, filthy, cold places with no furniture or adequate bathrooms. They suffered for years all due to the arrogant, racist American leaders and the general populous who did not rise up to stop the madness.
