PPT-Japanese Internment Camps in America

On February 19 1942 Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 120000 people of Japanese descent living in the US were removed from their homes and placed in interment camps. Hajdasz. . JFK Middle School. . Utica City School District. . Khajdasz@uticaschools.org. Japanese-American Internment. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans questioned the loyalty of Japanese Americans, fearing they may act as spies or help Japan invade the U.S.. America & World War II (1941-1945). FACTMONSTER.COM. . Almanac. . World . War. . . The United States at War. . World War II. . Small Quiz . 5. th. . Grade. Japanese Internment Camps. In . 1942, . over 127,000 people were forced to leave their homes and go to the . J. apanese internment camps.. The camps were built in . unbearably . hot places, such as deserts and California, to torture the . Japanese on the West Coast. 112,000 Japanese Americans living on the west coast. Some were Issei (Native born Japanese immigrants). Their children the second generation of Japanese Americans were called the Nisei they were born in the United States and were full US Citizens.. Bullet 4 - . Treatment of Japanese Americans, Japanese Latin Americans and Japanese Canadians . Treatment of Japanese Americans. Anti-Japanese . feeling from most, but not all Americans took place after that Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. America’s Humiliation: Japanese Internment Camps. Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration (May 3, 1942). Freedom. Responsibility, and Justice. Page 181-182. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 5. Background. In the hours immediately following December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt signed Presidential Proclamations 2525, 2526, and 2527 under the authority of the Alien Enemies Act. . http://www.internmentarchives.com/specialreports/smithsonian/smithsonian10.php. All digital photos used in this presentation have been provided via the Utah State Historical Society © 2012. “The . internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during WWII was one of the worst violations of civil rights against citizens in the history of the United States. The government and the US Army, falsely citing . & The Atomic Bombs. Internment Camps. War Measures Act. : waiving of habeas corpus and right to trial, bans on political and religious groups, restrictions of free speech, confiscation of property and…. APUSH – Lecture 8B. (covers Chapter 28). Ms. Kray. Mobilizing for a Total War. Industrial Production. “. War is no longer simply a battle between armed forces in the field. .”. Another total war . US History II. Breen & Gatens. Warm Up. You will be answering the question, “. Why were . Japanese Americans . interned during World War II. ?”. What does internment mean? -. the . state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military . War on the Home front. QUESTION 1: . What is more important to you: Civil liberties (democracy, individual freedoms, rights etc.) OR National Security. QUESTION 2:. Would this change during war? Why or why not?. Japanese-Americans . during WWII. FDR orders the relocation of people of Japanese descent from the west coast to temporary camps in the interior of the country for national security. .. Over 120,000 people were imprisoned . Americans in. WWII. Primary Source Analysis. in·tern·ment.  . n. .. . 1. . The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.. 2. . The state of being interned; confinement. Public notices were posted announcing that all Japanese Americans – even those with as little as 1/16th Japanese blood – had 48 hours to sell their property and possessions and gather at assembly points. .