Japanese American Internment of WWII

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Directions • First read through the three sections of provided information on Japanese American Internment. • Second take the provided quiz. If you do not get a question right you can review the information again and then answer again. You are allowed to repeat this as many times as you have to in order to pass the quiz. Back Next

Orientation Many People feel as though they know everything there is to know about WWII, however many people are not even aware that America had internment camps during WWII. Through completing this presentation all of you should gain a sound understanding for the history behind the internment camps, what life in one of these camps is like and how it effected the people imprisoned. Back Next

Japanese Internment Home Page History and Reasons Behind Japanese Internment Camp Life and Conditions Life after the camps Click here to continue to the Application Portion when you are finished with the tutorial Back

Home Spread of Fear Along West Coast During the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 2,300 Americans were killed. Immediately after the attacks fear spread throughout America. American citizens and government began accusing Asian Americans of being involved with pro Japanese military organizations. According to the U.S. Intelligence Service hundreds of these organizations supposedly existed on the west coast. 1 Next

Pre Attack Animosity Prior to the attacks on pearl harbor many white Americans were already angry and frustrated because they had to compete against Japanese immigrants who were hired by farmers for cheap labor. Out of retaliation businessmen and government officials planed on completely removing all people of a Japanese descent and destroying their culture. With a close idea that was a bit more rational, president Franklin Roosevelt announced his proposal. Back 2 Next

Executive Order 9066 On February 19, 1942 president Roosevelt signed Executive order 9066. This called for a removal of 120,000 Americans who had Japanese heritage. These internees were striped from their homes and relocated to one of the ten camps in either California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arkansas. Franklin D. Roosevelt put Lt. Gen. Dewitt in charge of carrying out the order. 3

A Question for you to Ponder Executive Order 9066 was put in place, according to American Government, to stop pro-Japanese military support groups in America. If this is true how come there were no camps placed in Hawaii where the attack took place? 4

Many people feel as though FDR’s decision to impression Japanese Americans was pushed by anti Japanese Semitism in American politics, the angry farmers, and also the general public. The reason why the general public was so easy to persuade is because of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. 5

Camp Locations • There were ten camps set up to hold the prisoners along the west coast. These camps were; Tule Lake – California, Poston – Arizona Manzanar – California, Minidoka – Idaho, Heart Mountain – Wyoming, Topaz – Utah, Poston – Arizona, Gila River – Arizona, Granada – Colorado, Jerome – Arkansas, Rowher – Arkansas. 1

Camp Life Men and women were forced to work everyday without pay. Only in Kooshia, Idaho were men paid for their labor. Only given 48 hours to prepare, the camp internees were forced to leave behind everything they owned and could only bring what they could carry. 2

Camp Design The camps were set up like small neighborhoods filled with bareaxes. 3

Camp Life Many of these camps were placed in the middle of the desert which left the prisoners to deal with the extreme temperatures. To make things worse they were only fed small portions of food until they were able to produce their own crops and livestock. 4

Medical Care Medical care for the prisoners was extremely poor. As a result of the poor conditions and poor medical care many internees died. One mother later reported that the camp guards, where she had been staying, denied her milk for her baby when she was unable to breastfeed. The child grew up with serious health issues because of this. 5

Guards Not only were the prisoners neglected nutritionally and medically, but they also suffered harsh treatment from guards. Many would beat the internees and steal what little belongings they had. In worse cases guards even shot and killed those who refused to comply. Their reasons for murder was always because the victim was anti-American. 6

Dismissal from Camps There was not one large release of all prisoners. Instead the government gradually released them based on “priority”. Students and those who owned private businesses were released first. This left all of the farmers, who Americans were competing with, to sit in the camps. Finally in 1945 all who had been imprisoned were released. When families returned to their homes they found that the United States government stole and sold their property to other families and all of their belongings were gone. 1

Legal Action left homeless and jobless many former internees tried to legally battle the government in court. Two cases that are relatively heard of are Hirabayshi VS. United States and Korematisu Vs. the United States. In both cases the supreme court ruled in favor of the U.S. 2

When you are finished here click on the home key and continue with the application portion Reparations Twenty-three years after the last camp was released the United States Government finally began to pay former internees reparations for the property they lost. No formal apologies were made until 1988. It was then that the government decided to give all living internees a measly $20,000. 3

Application Properly name each state and the camps that were there for practice 1.____________________________ 2.____________________________ 3.____________________________ 4.____________________________ 5.____________________________ 6.____________________________ 7.____________________________ 10.___________________________

Evaluation Answer the following questions. 1. What is one possible reason why the Japanese were interned that the U.S. government does not give? A) Attacks On Pearl Harbor B) Immigrants were taking farmer’s jobs C) Because America is mean D) Japanese-Americans were committing violent crimes

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Who was in charge of evacuating all Japanese-Americans into camps? A. Jake Polesmen B. Bi Tigh C. Lt. Dewitt D. John White

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What is one reason The U.S. government gives for forcing Japanese-Americans into camps? A. For the Japanese-Americans’ protection B. Because they looked suspicious C. Pro Japanese Military groups were organizing D. Because riots were breaking out on the west coast

4. What is the name of the order FDR gave to intern the Japanese? A. Executive order 9697 B. imprisonment 6748 C. Executive order 9006 D. Executive removal 9234

5. How many estimated Japanese-American internees were there during WWII? A. 120,000 B. 100,000 C. 57,000 D. 12,000

6. Why were American citizens so willing to allow their country to imprison so many innocent people? A. Fear from WWI B. Fear from the great depression C. They supported their governments every move D. Fear of another attack like Pearl Harbor

7. Which of the following states did not have a camp in it? A. California B. Iowa C. Hawaii D. Arizona

8. What did internees eat while in camp? A. What food they grew and raised B. Bread and very rarely meat C. Guards’ leftovers D. What ever they could find

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9. What year was the last camp released? A. 1947 B. 1942 C. 1945 D. 1950

True or False 10. Although they were treated bad internees received good medical attention while they were in camp. A. True B. False

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www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/jb_date.cgi?day=07&month=12 • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Farmers_Association • www.uen.org/themepark/liberty/japanese.shtml • www.library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/bhjic.html • www.library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/lifeafter.html • www.contest.thinkquest.jp/tqj1998/10060/relocationcamps.htm • www.epodunk.com/top10/diaspora/japanese-internment-camps.html • www.kayenta.k12.az.us/KMS/webquest/internment/

Japanese American Internment of WWII

Japanese American Internment of WWII

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Japanese American internment

American-Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment in WWII

Japanese-American Internment: 1942 - 1946

U.S. Internment of Japanese Americans in WWII

Japanese-American Internment

Japanese- American Internment Camps

Japanese American Internment

Japanese- American Internment during WWII

Japanese Internment

The Japanese American Internment

WWII – Japanese Internment

Japanese-American Internment

Chronology of the Japanese American Internment

Japanese American Internment Camps

Japanese American Internment

Japanese-American Internment

Japanese-American Internment

Japanese American Internment Camps

Japanese American Internment Camps

Evaluating the Japanese Internment During WWII