WWII and Japanese Internment Modern American History

Japanese Internment Executive Order 9066 Signed by FDR 2/19/1942 Internment begins March 1942 Ten camps located in remote desert areas Businesses, homes, possessions sold at fraction of worth, bring what they can carry Wooden barracks, partial walls, family shares one room, communal toilets, bathing facilities in full view of sentries, armed guards and barbed wire

Japanese Internment Over 120,000 of Japanese descent forcibly relocated into concentration camps Issei – born in Japan (1/3) Nisei – U.S. citizens (2/3)

Left: Aerial Photo of Granada Center from the Water Tower - Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Photo by Joe McClelland , 6/20/1943 Below: Poston Relocation Center

Reflection Paragraph Based on the precedent set in the Korematsu decision, the activity “evaluating Japanese internment,” and these images, answer the following questions In general, should Americans be expected to have their basic civil liberties curtailed in order to protect the nation from a potential threat? In the case of internment, were the actions justified or did the U.S. government go too far? Should security pay extra attention today to people who appear to be “Middle Eastern/Muslim”?