Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II primarily due to widespread fear and suspicion following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The U.S. government, influenced by racial prejudice and concerns about national security, deemed them potential threats. As a result, around 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens, were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in camps across the country until the end of the war. This decision has since been recognized as a violation of civil liberties.
Although there is a general reference to 10 Japanese internet comps in the US during the second world war. The data on German and Italian camps is harder to find. There was also a camp for Alaskan natives.
Mohandas Gandhi
Yes, there were internment camps in the United States during World War I, primarily for enemy aliens, particularly German nationals and immigrants. The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 facilitated the detention of individuals deemed a threat to national security. While the scale of internment was much smaller compared to World War II, some individuals were held in camps or other facilities during this period.
United States influence in Latin America must be accepted by other countries
This land was called New Spain, however, these territory has become independent and split into many countries. It lasted from the 16th century to the 19th century.
There was a fear in America that amongst the Japanese Americans there could be spies and saboteurs.
POW camps for the Japanese, but NOT in the Pacific. In the United States itself were POW camps held. They were for the Japanese whom were deemed spies for the Japanese government.
internment camps
A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.
Ones with lots of torture
I believe there was a temporary detention center at 4800 Ellis AVenue.
America held the Japanese in camp during WW2
1. In Britain most adult male enemy aliens were interned (in internment camps), in many cases for a few months only. British Fascists were also interned or held in prisons. 2. The US had similar policies, but in the case of the Japanese even people born in America by Japanese parents and naturalized Japanese were interned as well as actual Japanese citizens.
Japanese-Americans.
2 and a half years
The American government feared that Japanese-Americans could spy for the Imperial Army, so they held them in internment camps.As to why the government feared that Japanese-Americans would spy, it came down to racism. Asians were viewed with much more suspicion and were considered a lesser race at the time. Which was completely unfounded, but it was the attitude the mostly-white US at the time. (As a note, remember that there were actually far more German- and Italian-Americans in the United States at the time, none of whom were interned in camps).
Both the US and Canadian governments excluded those of Japanese ancestry from the areas of the Pacific coast. In many cases they were interned in isolated camps for up to three years during World War II. While not concentration camps, they were definitely not comfortable for the internees, most of whom were American citizens although the children of Japanese immigrants.