1. Terms Roberts Report Executive Order 9066 yellow-peril War Relocation Authority (WRA) Topaz (internment camp) Rosie the Riveter

2. War Begins (Again) 1939-1941 FDR publicly expressed both a desire to stay “neutral” and support for the British & French Again, arguments were presented by both “isolationists” and “interventionists.” 1940: FDR won a third term with nearly 55% of the popular vote. January 1941: FDR’s State of the Union speech emphasized the need for the US to defend “four essential freedoms”: speech/expression, worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

3. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 7 December 1941

7. Damages 350 Japanese planes dropped torpedoes and bombs on the US Naval base at Hawaii, known as Pearl Harbor. 8 US battleships were sunk or severely damaged 2403 Americans were killed December 8, 1941: Congress declares war against Japan; only Representative Jeannette Rankin dissented.

12. War Relocation Authority Camps

13. Arriving at Topaz

14. The Terrain

15. Children at the Camp