Thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II primarily due to widespread fear and suspicion following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S. government, influenced by racial prejudice and concerns about loyalty to Japan, deemed Japanese-Americans a potential security threat, despite the absence of evidence supporting such fears. As a result, approximately 120,000 individuals, many of whom were U.S. citizens, were forcibly relocated to internment camps under Executive Order 9066. This decision has since been recognized as a grave injustice and a violation of civil liberties.
During World War II, the British government interned thousands of individuals, primarily those identified as enemy aliens, including German, Austrian, and Italian nationals. Many of these were Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi persecution, along with some political dissidents and suspected sympathizers. The internment was part of a broader security measure to prevent potential espionage or sabotage. Notably, many internees were held in camps in remote locations, and the policy faced criticism for its impact on innocent people.
Before being interned during World War II, the Tsukamoto family lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically in the city of San Jose, California. They were part of the Japanese American community that faced forced relocation and internment due to Executive Order 9066. Their experience reflects the broader injustices faced by many Japanese Americans during that time.
During World War II, Japanese Americans were treated extremely unfairly. Specifically, President Roosevelt signed an executive order which called for all Japanese Americans in the US to be rounded up and moved into camps.
president franklin d. roosevelt authorized the action as amilitary necessity
There were hundreds of thousands of switchboards worldwide with Switchboard Operators. This was true until the late 50s.
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Of the approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated to internment camps during World War 2, 62% of them were American citizens. Half of those interned were children.
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Marielle Tsukamoto's family lived in Walnut Grove, California before being interned during World War II.
internment camps were during the time of ww1. as Australia were fighting against Germany, Australia was very anti Germans like all the allied countries. internment camps is where Australian-Germans were interned. they were unfair as even if you had German in you you may have been interned
During World War II, the British government interned thousands of individuals, primarily those identified as enemy aliens, including German, Austrian, and Italian nationals. Many of these were Jewish refugees who had fled Nazi persecution, along with some political dissidents and suspected sympathizers. The internment was part of a broader security measure to prevent potential espionage or sabotage. Notably, many internees were held in camps in remote locations, and the policy faced criticism for its impact on innocent people.
During World War I, approximately 1,500 individuals were interned in the United Kingdom on suspicion of being enemy aliens or spies. The exact number of spies is difficult to determine, as many were interned without clear evidence of espionage activities. Additionally, internment policies varied by country, leading to differing numbers of suspected spies being detained. Overall, the internment of suspected spies and enemy aliens reflected the heightened security concerns of the time.
22,000 Candian Japanese were interned in camps in Canada. It is tragic. They were recompensed later.
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
Japanese were interned in WW2 not WW1. German & Austria-Hungarian citizens were interned in WW1. German & Italian citizens were interned in WW2. It is a common international practice to intern the citizens of enemy nations during times of war. The real question was if American citizens of Japanese ancestry (or Japanese citizens with US 'green cards') should be interned by the American government because of the threat of disloyality. The US government believed that the Japanese-American population was more likely to be disloyal than the German-American or Italian-American population. Also these others were much too large to intern.