HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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They were executed
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They were placed in internment camps
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They were forced to serve in the military
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They were deported from the U.S.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Virtually all Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and property and live in camps for most of the war. The government cited national security as justification for this policy although it violated many of the most essential constitutional rights of Japanese Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The attack on Pearl Harbor also launched a rash of fear about national security, especially on the West Coast. In February 1942, just two months later, President Roosevelt, as commander-in-chief, issued Executive Order 9066 that resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -For years, many Japanese Americans lived in harsh, overcrowded conditions, surrounded by barbed wire fences and armed guards. Not only did they lose their homes, businesses, property, and savings-they also lost their liberty, security, and the fundamental freedoms that belong to all Americans in equal measure.