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Essay On Japanese Internment Camps During Ww2

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"Japanese Relocation During World War II." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, 17 Apr. 2017. Web. 17 May 2017. Summary: This website tells about the Japanese Internment Camps during WW2. The source explains that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, would live in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor released for national security, and, two months later, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which had the effect of relocating all persons of Japanese ancestry outside of the Pacific military zone into Internment Camps. Four or five families with sparse clothing and possessions squeezed into and shard tar-papered …show more content…

Reflections: This article really helps to explain what exactly happened during the Japanese Interment. It clearly explains what happened, the government’s thought process, and the living conditions of the internment camps. It also clearly explains that not all of the government was for the internment of Japenese-Americans. Ina, Satsuka. "Children of the Camps." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 1999. Web. 17 May 2017. Summary: This article explains in general terms what happened during the Japanese internment camps. It mostly focuses on how the government justified the internment, and how the Japanese died in the camps due to the poor living conditions, along with the children’s living conditions. Evaluation: This article is a good source provided by PBS. The site is trustworthy as it is a well-known source for information. Reflections: This article is helpful in the way that it gives a general idea of what happened during the Internment Camps and helps to get a strong idea of the poor conditions the Japanese-Americans were forced to live

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