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Racism & Hysteria: The Homefront of WWII

Racism & Hysteria: The Homefront of WWII. DISCRIMINATION. Segregation still in effect Military & biz still discriminated & segregated races Slow progress made for civil rights for minorities Racial tensions erupt w/ “zoot-suit riot” - 1943. WAR TIME PANIC & HYSTERIA.

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Racism & Hysteria: The Homefront of WWII

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  1. Racism & Hysteria: The Homefront of WWII

  2. DISCRIMINATION • Segregation still in effect • Military & biz still discriminated & segregated races • Slow progress made for civil rights for minorities • Racial tensions erupt w/ “zoot-suit riot” - 1943

  3. WAR TIME PANIC & HYSTERIA • Fear of Jap. attack on West Coast • Rumors of Jap-Am spys & acts of sabotage • Led to prejudice against Jap-Am • Anti-Jap. sentiment fueled by false newspaper stories & propaganda

  4. THE ENEMY NEXT DOOR • Executive Order 9066 = gov. mandated removal of all peeps of Jap. Ancestry born here (Nisei) or not • CA, OR, WA, AZ affected • Reasons = “necessary for national security”; seen as threat to gov.

  5. Received notification by fed. couriers & posted notifications on light/telephone poles in neighborhoods & downtowns • Reported to “Relocation Centers” then transported to Internment Camps • 10 camps located in desolate area far removed from society

  6. Terrified families sold homes, biz. & belongings • Had limitations on what they could take • No resistance to internment • 110,000 – 120,000 Jap-Ams. interned

  7. CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS • 1944 – Fred Korematsu convicted for defying internment orders • He sued fed. gov. = Korematsu v. United States • S.C. determined U.S. gov. was justified in evac. Japs. • Didn’t violate people’s rights ‘cuz restrictions were on military necessity not based on race

  8. U.S. GOV. – “WE’RE SORRY” • 1978 - Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) – DEMANDED reparations to each individual who suffered internment • 1988 – Ronald Reagan signed a bill that promised $20,000 to every Jap-Am. interned • 1990 – checks received w/“sorry” letter

  9. “We can never fully right the wrongs of the past, but we can take a clear stand for justice and recognize that serious injustices were done to Japanese Americans during World War II.”

  10. SUMMARIZE & CTQ • Recap what you have learned about the Japanese American internment during WWII. • Create 1 CTQ @ Level 6

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