Japanese Internment Camps Justified Essay

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On December 7th, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (located in Hawaii) which resulted in war between Japan and the United States. Thousands of Japanese-Americans were removed from their homeland and sent to internment camps after President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 (Morelock, 2010). With Executive Order 9066, basic civil rights were taken away from the Japanese-Americans (Morelock, 2010). The constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 was questioned by many people (Morelock, 2010). I believe that internment camps were justified because of national security at risk. One reason why I believe that internment camps were justified is because the Japanese-Americans could’ve pulled off more dangerous stunts similar to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Japanese-Americans were a huge threat to the Pacific Coast of the United States (Morelock, 2010). If the Japanese-Americans attacked the West Coast, they wouldn’t have been able to defend themselves (Morelock, 2010). On February 23rd, 1942, a submarine surfaced on Goleta, CA and shelled Elwood finery, causing many people to panic along the Pacific Coast (Morelock, 2010). Because of this, the need to stop the Japanese-Americans became …show more content…

Due to the suspicions of disloyal citizens, angry mobs were after the Japanese-Americans (Morelock, 2010). Therefore, internment camps protected Japanese-Americans because it prevented death and injuries to them. If the Japanese-Americans weren’t sent to internment camps, the population of Japanese-Americans would’ve continuously decreased and eventually become extinct due to all of the murders from those in search of vengeance. In my opinion, internment camps were the only solution to protect both the Japanese-Americans and the citizens of the Pacific Coast. However, despite all of the evidence that shows that internment camps were justified, many people argue that internment camps weren’t justified at