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Japanese-American Internment

Japanese-American Internment. WWII. Executive Order 9066. In 1942, 120,000 Japanese-American families receive a letter from FDR, the President of the United States They were to be relocated from their homes on the west coast to camps in the interior of the U.S. See map on next slide.

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Japanese-American Internment

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  1. Japanese-American Internment WWII

  2. Executive Order 9066 • In 1942, 120,000 Japanese-American families receive a letter from FDR, the President of the United States • They were to be relocated from their homes on the west coast to camps in the interior of the U.S. • See map on next slide

  3. Time to Pack • They could only take a few belongings • Forced to sell most possession • Received about 5¢ on the $1 • Property they stored was stolen, vandalized, or sold by others • Estimate of loss $500 million

  4. Evacuation Day

  5. Destination: Manzanar, CA

  6. Their New Home:

  7. Inside the New House

  8. Guard Watch Tower

  9. What Prompted the Internment? • Fear of the Japanese race • They were the enemy, even if they were Americans • Military believed Japanese would always be loyal to the Emperor of Japan • Commit sabotage • Businesses believed they would profit more without competition from Japanese-American business owners

  10. Why did FDR approve it? • He thought he was acting for the good of all Americans • Civil rights of a small number were sacrificed for the common good (majority)

  11. Did FDR make the right decision? Why or why not?

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