Linda Vaughn Jennifer Wilson Relocation Camps Linda Vaughn Jennifer Wilson

Click here to play video on slide. World War II The United States became involved in war after Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a result of the attack, at the request of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Congress of the United States declared war on Japan the following day. The attack marked the entrance of Japan into WW II on the side of Germany and Italy. The United States joins the Allied side. Germany and Italy declared war on the United States on December 11. Click here to play video on slide.

Fear in United States War with Japan led to feelings of fear towards Japanese Americans. Some US military officials believed that Japanese Americans would help Japan invade the United States.

Executive Order 9066 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. In February 1942, President Roosevelt ordered the Army to put about 110,000 Japanese Americans in relocation camps.

Forced to Move Even though most Japanese Americans were loyal to the United States, they had to sell their homes, businesses, and belongings. Every Japanese American had to wear an identification tag.

Relocation Camps Relocation camps, or internment camps, were permanent detention camps that held Japanese Americans from March 1942 until their closing in 1945 and 1946. These camps had armed guards and barbed wire to keep them from leaving.

Relocation Camps in U.S. The families lived in barracks with other families. They attended school and worked.

Click here to play video on slide. Life in a Camp Click here to play video on slide.

End of Relocation Camps When the Relocation Camps closed at the end of the war, the internees were each given $25.00 and transportation to the destination of their choice. Many communities, however, did not welcome the Japanese Americans, and even posted signs warning them to stay away. The government provided trailer camps, referred to as Relocation Centers, for some of the internees to live in until they could reestablish themselves.

Redress from US Government Definition: the setting right of what is morally wrong Each internee was given $20,000 compensation for being placed in the relocation camps by the U.S. government.

References Minorities in America: Lessons from WWII: Japanese Internment. 1997. United Learning. June 7, 2005. http: www.unitedstreaming.com America in the 20th Century: WWII: The Road to War-Dec. 7, 1941 The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 2003. United Learning. June 7, 2005. http: www.unitedstreaming.com

World War II World War II had a profound social impact on the United States. The nation came together as each American was encouraged to “Do Your Part” in the war effort. Each and every American was called upon to conserve scarce materials by contributing to scrap metal drives and planting “Victory Gardens.”

Voluntary conservation was not enough and Americans were required to use ration booklets. The economy was finally pulled out of the depression by the war effort as everyone went to work to help win the war.

Women as homemakers, were responsible for rationing and the victory gardens. Women also began working outside the home. They took the place of men in factories.

Political effect This wartime experience helped lay the foundation for the women’s movement of the 1960’s.

African Americans demanded the right to wartime jobs. President Roosevelt ordered that they be given opportunity. Many African Americans moved to Northern cities to work in factories.

Tuskegee Airmen They still served in segregated units

Political effect The experience of African Americans serving their country at home and abroad helped to lay the foundation for the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.