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On May 5th or Children. 1. ) Just . 10 weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the War Department to designate “military areas” as “exclusion zones” where citizens could be forcibly removed. It was carefully worded and made no specific reference to Japanese-Americans, but the intention of the order became clear when military officials were announced that all Japanese-Americans on the West Coast would be relocated to internment camps for the duration of the war. . http://www.kitelife.com/archive http://www.kitelife.com/archives/JUNE1998/doin'it.htm http://www.kitelife.com/archives/0798/doin'it.htm http://www.kitelife.com/archives/SEPT98/doin'it.htm http://www.k First World War. Recruiting. ‘Lads you’re wanted, go and help’. On the railway carriage wall. Stuck the poster, and I thought. Of the hands that penned the call. Fat civilians wishing they . ‘Could go out and fight the Hun.’. 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.. Canada. Grocery store owned by K. . Odaka. , ravaged by protesters during anti-Asian protests, 1907. Japanese Internment. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, a racist campaign was launched against Japanese citizens living in North America, particularly ones residing on the Pacific Coast.. In your opinion, was the internment of Japanese-Americans justified? Why or why not?. Did President Roosevelt break the law? Explain.. Do you feel that the Japanese-Americans were victims of Racism?. 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 . 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. 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 . Are racial stereotypes essential for our protection, or an example of our ignorance? . Japanese American Internment. Background Details. Executive Order 9066. Issued by FDR in February 1942. Relocated nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans – 62% of whom were American citizens. 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. . 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. . Do Now – Review Answer on ½ sheet of paper 1. In what ways did World War I influence the American policy of isolationism during the 1930s? 2. Explain the purpose of the Neutrality Acts. From Isolation to wartime