1. Internment Camps: Violations of Human Rights

2. Executive Order of 9066
Executive Order that allowed the US government to use of internment camps to contain the Japanese into certain areas
US government felt this was necessary after the attack on Pearl Harbor, fearing that Japanese Americans would help Japan

3. Germany, Italy, and Japan were major countries fighting against the US during WWII.
Because of this, alongside Japanese Americans, many German and Italian Americans were also sent to internment camps

4. Nationalism of the US
Nationalism- patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
The US applied the concept of nationalism when they felt they were protecting their country (even though they took away Japanese-Americans basic human rights)

5. Extreme Nationalism of the US
Due to Pearl Harbor, some people in the US developed an extreme form of nationalism by thinking they were better than other countries

6. Extreme Nationalism

7. Relocation of Japanese
There were a total of 10 camps that the Japanese were moved to
They were told only to bring what they could carry – had to leave all other possessions behind
About 120,000 Japanese were relocated – most were American citizens
“War Relocation Centers”

10. Camps were mainly in the western part of the United States.
US government were particularly concerned with Japanese living on the west coast, closest to Japan

11. Life in the Camps Camp was surrounded by barbed wire
Ate in mess halls, had community bathrooms, lived in cramped quarters
Razors, scissors and radios were banned
Children were sent to schools, run by US government, taught American ideals

13. Leaving the Camps Could leave in 1943 if joined US military
Roosevelt revoked the order in 1944 and the last camp was closed in 1946

14. Lasting Impression
Korematsu v. United States- lawsuit against the US for harsh treatment during WWII towards Japanese Americans.
In 1990 US finally admitted wrong doing
US apologized to 60,000 survivors and paid each $20,000