WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This law gave surviving Japanese Americans $20, 000 in reparations and a formal apology by President Reagan for their incarceration during World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -In an effort to curb potential Japanese espionage, Executive Order 9066 approved the relocation of Japanese-Americans into internment camps. At first, the relocations were completed on a voluntary basis.

Detailed explanation-3: -904, 50a U.S.C. § 1989b et seq.) is a United States federal law that granted reparations to Japanese Americans who had been wrongly interned by the United States government during World War II and to “discourage the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties in the future".

Detailed explanation-4: -As an added benefit, internees who worked were given a clothing credit of $3.75 month. Before life in the camps, Japanese Americans made much more money than they did while interned. They also made significantly less than their Caucasian counterparts who staffed the camps.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shock, fear, and worry were common initial psychological reactions as Japanese Americans were forced to deal with the stress of enforced dislocation and the abandonment of their homes, possessions, and businesses.

Detailed explanation-6: -Despite never being charged with a crime, and without due process, Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and communities and incarcerated, simply because of their heritage. For years, many Japanese Americans lived in harsh, overcrowded conditions, surrounded by barbed wire fences and armed guards.