US history: Anti-Japanese Sentiments

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Topic 3: What was the justification for the Roosevelt government issuing Executive Order 9066? (Avoid a simplistic response as you answer the following questions.) Which groups were affected by this act? What was life generally like in the internment camps? What were some of the adverse consequences of this decision for Japanese Americans in particular?
Anti-Japanese sentiments had been building in the U.S. jurisdiction for long before World War II started. The majority of Americans believed that Asian immigrants were a threat to Americans from racial and living standard standpoints (Lee n.p.). Complicating matters for the worse was an attack in Peal Harbor which the U.S. military blamed the incident on Japanese residing in Hawaii. These feelings compounded by the fear of Japanese-Americans taking over the United States, Roosevelt government issued Executive Order 9066 in a move to move to ensure U.S. borders are secure, especially regions designated as ‘military areas”. Although the order was not specific about a specific group, it was used to incarcerate Japanese aliens (Lee n.p.). The Japanese aliens were forced to move into “concentration camps.” This decision has several negative ramifications against Japanese aliens as they sold their homes and businesses at a lower price. Moving into the camps was a nightmare. It was poorly constructed and fenced with barbed wire. Worse is the fact that the military was monitoring the group’s moves. Some were “accidentally” killed, making a living in the camp unpredictable.
Figure 1 Concentration Camp (Ray n.p.)
Topic 4: What were the rationalizations for dropping the two atomi...