AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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The establishment of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
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The evacuation of Japanese Americans to internment camps
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The opening of centers for Jewish refugees
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The creation of the first African American combat unit
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Detailed explanation-1: -Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to “relocation centers” further inland – resulting in the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Long-term health consequences included psychological anguish as well as increased cardiovascular disease. Survey information found former internees had a 2.1 greater risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular mortality, and premature death than did a non-interned counterpart."
Detailed explanation-3: -Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the evacuation of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to relocation centers further inland. In the next 6 months, over 100, 000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were moved to assembly centers.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the impact of President Roosevelt’s approval of Executive Order 9066? More than 100, 000 Japanese Americans were ordered to leave their homes and move to internment camps.
Detailed explanation-5: -1) WHY DID FDR ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066? After the Pearl Harbor attack, public fear and anger quickly turned on people of Japanese ancestry. These emotions stemmed, in part, from long-standing racial prejudices and rumors and accusations that predated December 7.