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Japanese-American Internment. WWII. Executive Order 9066. In 1942, 120,000 Japanese-American families receive a letter from FDR, the President of the United States They were to be relocated from their homes on the west coast to camps in the interior of the U.S. See map on next slide. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Japanese-American Internment
WWII
Executive Order 9066
• In 1942, 120,000 Japanese-American families receive a letter from FDR, the President of the United States– They were to be relocated from their homes
on the west coast to camps in the interior of the U.S.
• See map on next slide
Time to Pack
• They could only take a few belongings
• Forced to sell most possession
• Received about 5¢ on the $1
• Property they stored was stolen, vandalized, or sold by others– Estimate of loss $500 million
Evacuation Day
Destination: Manzanar, CA
Their New Home:
Inside the New House
Guard Watch Tower
What Prompted the Internment?
• Fear of the Japanese race– They were the enemy, even if they were
Americans
• Military believed Japanese would always be loyal to the Emperor of Japan– Commit sabotage
• Businesses believed they would profit more without competition from Japanese-American business owners
Why did FDR approve it?
• He thought he was acting for the good of all Americans– Civil rights of a small number were sacrificed
for the common good (majority)
• Did FDR make the right decision? Why or why not?