The Violence of Japanese-American Internment Camps
The Violence of Japanese-American Internment Camps
Setting
During the late 1930s and early 1940s the world was in disarray, the Germans attacked the Polish igniting World War II. The Japanese General of the Imperial Army allied with the Axis, and was directly responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This completely altered American citizens’ outlook on Japanese-Americans and led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s retort of signing the Executive Order 9066.CITATION Wor12 \l 1036 (World War Two - Japanese Internment Camps in the USA) This order placed all citizens of the United States of Japanese descent into Internment Camps, essentially segregating them from the rest of the U.S. It became a very dim time for Japanese-Americans, as they were hated by the general population of America and negatively branded because of their ancestry.
Plot
Post-World War I, the Nazi Party began gaining foothold as many Germans became infuriated with the reparations they were forced to pay due to the Treaty of Versailles. CITATION Duf09 \l 1036 (Duffy) The Nazi Party having gained enough power, the German army attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, which led to the outbreak of World War II. Hideki Tōjō served as the Prime Minister of Japan at the time and was allied with the Axis. He was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. CITATION Joh12 \l 1036 (Simkin) Because of the attack that left more than 2,400 Americans dead, 21 ships either sunk or damaged and 188 aircraft destroyed, Americans were outraged and the U.S. broke their neutrality and declared war on Japan the following day. CITATION Ros12 \l 1036 (Rosenberg) This attack also had repercussions on the homeland as well, Americans of Japanese descent were criticized by the general public and any assimilating they had done was lost as a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor. CITATION Car06 \l 1036 (Carney) Barely two months after, on February 19,
Setting
During the late 1930s and early 1940s the world was in disarray, the Germans attacked the Polish igniting World War II. The Japanese General of the Imperial Army allied with the Axis, and was directly responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This completely altered American citizens’ outlook on Japanese-Americans and led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s retort of signing the Executive Order 9066.CITATION Wor12 \l 1036 (World War Two - Japanese Internment Camps in the USA) This order placed all citizens of the United States of Japanese descent into Internment Camps, essentially segregating them from the rest of the U.S. It became a very dim time for Japanese-Americans, as they were hated by the general population of America and negatively branded because of their ancestry.
Plot
Post-World War I, the Nazi Party began gaining foothold as many Germans became infuriated with the reparations they were forced to pay due to the Treaty of Versailles. CITATION Duf09 \l 1036 (Duffy) The Nazi Party having gained enough power, the German army attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, which led to the outbreak of World War II. Hideki Tōjō served as the Prime Minister of Japan at the time and was allied with the Axis. He was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. CITATION Joh12 \l 1036 (Simkin) Because of the attack that left more than 2,400 Americans dead, 21 ships either sunk or damaged and 188 aircraft destroyed, Americans were outraged and the U.S. broke their neutrality and declared war on Japan the following day. CITATION Ros12 \l 1036 (Rosenberg) This attack also had repercussions on the homeland as well, Americans of Japanese descent were criticized by the general public and any assimilating they had done was lost as a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor. CITATION Car06 \l 1036 (Carney) Barely two months after, on February 19,
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