USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the six months following the issue of EO 9066, over 100, 000 Japanese-Americans found themselves placed into concentration camps within the United States. These concentration camps were called “relocation camps.” Japanese-Americans were referred to by their generation within the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many Americans worried that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies or saboteurs for the Japanese government. Fear-not evidence-drove the U.S. to place over 127, 000 Japanese-Americans in concentration camps for the duration of WWII. Over 127, 000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II.

Detailed explanation-4: -In February, the government ordered the relocation of all Japanese Canadians living within 160 kilometres of the Pacific coast. After sending many to crude settlements-sometimes called “camps”-inland, it seized their homes, businesses and most of their belongings. These were sold to fund the camps.

Detailed explanation-5: -About 8, 500 of these people, mainly second-generation Japanese American men, answered “no” to both questions, often in protest. All of these so-called “no-no” residents were labeled as disloyal, were separated from their families, and were sent to the relocation center at Tule Lake, California.