Japanese Internment Camps Justified Or Unjustified

Japanese Internment Camps
Bombs erupted on the Hawaiian military base, Pearl Harbor, with thousands left injured. Now, from this point on, any who had lines of Japanese ancestry were excluded and were thought badly of. After WWII had started, Japan and Germany were attacking and taking over any country they could get a hold on. US first said they were going to stay out of the war, for they were still in the Great Depression as well. But after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, they couldn’t just stand there any longer. America went to war. The Japanese were sent to camps so the West Coast could stay safe from possible Japanese spies and American traitors. Even today, many people argue whether the Japanese camps were justified or unjustified. The Internment of Japanese Americans was justified for fear of Japanese disloyalty, to protect the West Coast, and possible espionage.
Disloyalty is being unfaithful, and this is what was feared for Japanese Americans. Many Japanese traveled to Japan to receive their education. “These records also disclosed that thousands of American-born Japanese had gone to Japan to receive their education and indoctrination there and had become rabidly pro-Japanese and then had returned to the United States” (DeWitt 1). They may return to America while Japan is attacking us, being “pro-Japanese”. Then, they might follow in Japan’s footsteps and attack the other US military bases. This puts the crucial military bases in the West Coast at risk. “Their loyalties were unknown and time was of the essence” (DeWitt 1). America could not risk a disloyal Japanese American that would possibly rebel against America for the Japanese. The US Government chose to be safe rather than