Japanese Internment Justified Dbq Analysis

Japanese internment was justified because the United States needed to protect its national security. “Our shores were threatened by hostile forces” (Doc D Par 1). America had a great fear of the invasion of our West Coast. The Japanese were living near large oil wells, shipyards, vital aircraft plants, and naval bases. Japanese fisherman had several opportunities to watch the movement of our ships. It was our country’s executive decision to allow Congress to determine that our military leaders would have the power to segregate the Japanese from the West Coast temporarily (Doc D Par 2). Espionage was a major threat to America's national security. Many Japanese-Americans would leave the U.S., move to Japan to get their education, then return