Japanese Internment Camps Dbq Essay

ONE The Japanese suffered more than the American citizens because the Japanese got sent to internment camps. Any Japanese immigrants and American citizens of Japanese heritage had to go while nothing happened to the American citizens, this response is because during World War 2 Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor led to America's mistrust of Japan so President Franklin D. Roosevelt made them internment camps so they couldn't betray the Americans. The Japanese had to stay in those camps for multiple years with limited resources and only getting paid 5 dollars a day to build themself a living like schools for their kids, churches, and more.

TWO America was scared that the Japanese would attack as you would know from Document C which states “As

They had to pack all their things and Document D states “Evacuees were each allowed to bring only one duffel bag and two suitcases; all other possessions were to be sold or stored…be sold at a fair price; however, businesses, homes, cars, and other items were sold quickly.” Document D also shows stores that the Japanese Americans had to sell and the second picture shows all the Japanese Americans gathered with their luggage waiting to go on the bus to Manzanar internment camps. These pieces of evidence prove that the Japanese went through a lot with the process and concept of the internment camps. And after they got to the camps They also had to keep security so that there wouldn't be any problems. Document A shows a soldier with a gun standing outside the houses and by the looks of it, the image of the house appeared to be in a line formation and the houses looked very small and were surrounded by dirt. In the second picture, there is also a panopticon overlooking the internment camps with a wired fence surrounding it with men on horses. This shows that the Japanese were being treated like prisoners because they were blocked off by a fence and had soldiers around them so they couldn't

Document F gives you a visual of the Japanese americans working on farms in order to get their money and the picture below it shows a family in one of the cabins and by the looks of it the living conditions aren't that good there's one small bed with a small bulb on the ceiling with a couple chair and a kettle to get hot water. Which isn't a very good living space for a whole family. This document proved that the Japanese were in fact not treated well because that wasn't a proper living space expectantly not for a whole family. Document G also proves that the Japanese suffered because document G is a first person point of view from a woman named Rosie Maruki Kakuuchi and she said “We were treated like enemies” and this was all because Tokyo attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. And from that day they were not trusted and were treated like they were attacking America just because of their Japanese. She also said “But conditions were harsh. The barracks-like housing was awful. The wind would blow dirt in through the doors and windows.” which also shows that it was hard for them because they had dirt blowing in their face and positions which is a horrible experience. Document G states “The weather was like an oven in summer and a freezer in winter. Time dragged, the hours seemingly endless.” which shows that it wasn't a present experience for them they were freezing and burning because they had