On the morning of December 7, 1941, two explosions occurred on Hawaii’s Oahu island’s Pearl Harbor. The bombs were set one hour apart, one located in the sea and one dropped from the air. By the end of the attack, many American planes, military crafts and two battle ships had been destroyed. The death toll was over 2,300. The attacks were from Japan, which at the time was a fascist country looking to expand their nation. Japan wanted to take over southeast Asia, but countries such as the United Sates, Great Britain, and Holland tried to impede them. Consequently, to fight back, Japan declared war on these countries. But Japan had not formally gone to war with the United States before they attacked Pearl Harbor. A day later, the United Sates joined World War 2. February 19, 1942, two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed Executive Order 9066. An order where the War Department appointed “military areas” which excluded people thought to be a threat to America. Although the tone of the order seemed …show more content…
All people of Japanese ancestry were given merely one week to settle their affairs and pack for relocation. They could not take pets with them, only small and essential items. They also had to report to a Civil Control Station. The camps they were assigned to were located in remote areas across the United States. These areas ranged from Rower, Arkansas to Minidoka, Idaho. There was a special camp for those considered to be a severe threat located in Tule Lake, California. The buildings of the camps constructed substandardly of wood and tar paper. There were schools, hospitals, post offices and even libraries for the internees. But there was also barbed wire surrounding the camps and constant surveillance by armed