¶ … internment camps for the Japanese that were set up and implemented by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. The writer explores the history leading up to the decision and the decision itself. There were six sources used to complete this paper.
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor the American public was outraged and stunned. American citizens had lived with a false sense of security for many years that the soil of the United States was off limits. The Civil War and the American Revolution were long in the past and residents believed that the world at large would be to afraid to attack a nation as strong and powerful as the United States. The attack came without warning, killing thousands who were within its grasp. When the smoke had cleared and the bombs had stopped, the nation turned a fearful eye to the white house for guidance. At the time the president was Franklin D. Roosevelt. His administration made a decision that rocked the nation and has been debated since that time. The internment of Japanese-Americans was drastic and shocking, but supported by the majority of non-Japanese-Americans. It was a decision that left a bruise on the psyche of the nation ever since. At the time the administration did not feel that it had any other choice but to intern residents who lived in certain geographic areas of the country. Today, looking back on what must have been mass exodus and terror for thousands of innocent Japanese-Americans, it is difficult to imagine how such a plan garnered support. To understand how it happened one must look at the events prior to the plan's inception.
THE ORDER
The order itself was strong and created an image of foreboding. Signed into law by then President FDR it allowed for the rounding up and encamping many thousand people who had committed no crime other than to have Japanese ancestry (9066 http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fchildofcamp%2Fhistory%2Feo9066.html).
The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to provide for residents of any such area who are excluded there from, such transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations as may be necessary, in the judgment of the Secretary of War or the said Military Commander, and until other arrangements are made, to accomplish the purpose of this order (9066 http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fchildofcamp%2Fhistory%2Feo9066.html)."
The order allowed 110,000 Japanese-Americans to be forcibly removed form their homes and schools and transported to camps that were set up by the United States government. The American government had already gathered evidence that the residents being interned did not pose an actual threat to the U.S.(Japanese camps (http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jainternment.org).The question since then has been, why was it done? There are heated debates in the issue in many circles. FDR's decision came on the heels of American panic and military pressure. To fully understand why he signed such an order one must first understand what happened immediately prior to the order being drafted (Japanese camps (http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jainternment.org).
Despite the government's own evidence that Japanese-Americans posed no military threat, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal and incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese-Americans. Two-thirds were American citizens. Over half were children (Japanese camps (http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jainternment.org)."
The Japanese had not been well received in America to begin with. Laws were passed in the early 1900's to deny them the right to marry outside of their race, become citizens or buy land in certain areas. In 1924 the country stopped all migration from Japan to the United States (Japanese camps (http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jainternment.org).
By September 1939, Europe was embroiled in World War II. The U.S. remained nominally neutral, although sympathetic to the Allies led by England and France (Japanese camps (http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jainternment.org)."
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