DO NOW Take a piece of paper and fold it in half. In each half write: Who What When Where Why How Leave enough space to write in responses!

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Half #1: The Holocaust Who: Who were the people responsible for detaining others? Who were the people that were detained? What: What events led to the detainment of people? What was the role of the government? What role did the public play? When: When did these events take place? Where: Where did these internments take place? Where were the detained people taken from? Why: Why were people detained? Why were people released? How: Describe the accommodations of those detained. How were detainees treated by their captors?

“uncomfortably close to concentration camps” Japanese Internment HUGE discrimination against Japanese in America Small minority (only 127,000) & 2/3 born in the US Hostility grew after Pearl Harbor Executive Order 9066 Establish military zones on the West Coast to remove “aliens” from those zones War Relocation Authority Relocation happened quickly Lost businesses, homes Camps on desolate areas Lived in wooden barracks, shared facilities “uncomfortably close to concentration camps” Japanese Americans suffered official discrimination during the war. In late 1941, they were a tiny minority in the US, numbering only 127,000. Most lived on the West Coast, where racial prejudice against them was strong. About two thirds of Japanese Americans had been born in the US. Although they were native-born citizens, they still often met hostility from their White neighbors. Hostility grew into hatred and hysteria after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.   As a result of these prejudices and fears, the government decided to remove all “aliens” from the West Coast. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the Secretary of War to establish military zones on the West Coast and remove “any or all persons” from such zones. Although officials initially told foreign-born Italians and Germans to move away from the coast, this order was canceled within a few months. The government set up the War Relocation Authority to move out everyone of Japanese ancestry to be interned, or confined, in camps in remote areas far from the coast. Relocation took place so fast that Japanese Americans had little time to secure their property before they left. Many lost their businesses, farms, homes, and other valuable assets. They had no idea where they were going or how long they would be gone. All of the camps were located in desolate areas. Families lived in wooden barracks covered with tar paper, in rooms equipped only with cots, blankets, and a light bulb. People had to share a toilet, bathing, and dining facilities. Barbed wire surrounded the camps, and armed guards patrolled the grounds. Although the government referred to these as relocation camps, one journalist pointed out that they seemed “uncomfortably close to concentration camps.”

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Half #2: Japanese Internment Who: Who were the people responsible for detaining others? Who were the people that were detained? What: What events led to the detainment of people? What was the role of the government? What role did the public play? When: When did these events take place? Where: Where did these internments take place? Where were the detained people taken from? Why: Why were people detained? Why were people released? How: Describe the accommodations of those detained. How were detainees treated by their captors?

How are they Similar & Different? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?