The Pros And Cons Of Japanese Internment Camps

On December 7th, 1941, Japanese Aircraft and submarines launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii territory. Many Japanese aircraft flew in the sky with intent to eliminate the Pearl Harbor base, the soldiers, and all of our equipment. The American soldiers tried to protect themselves, our nation, and their brothers who they were fighting along side with. Both of the articles we have read contained a claim in relation to Japanese internment camps during WWII. The first article supported the idea japanese internment camps were necessary and our nation could have became corrupt because of the lack of trust and idea of dishonesty by the Japanese American population. On the other hand The second article supported the idea that Japanese internment camps were unnecessary and it was a very racist act. I believe That the second article was a stronger claim for the following reasons. The second article contained more ideas to support facts, The facts and ideas came from qualified people involved in the war, and more facts were stated in the second article, however the first article explained how the Japanese

One idea was said by historian Cary McWilliams, he stated that, “...we can not justify the evacuation even as a war measure…” McWilliams believes that the Internment camps were unacceptable by both parties and believes that the actions should be regretted. Also another historian, Henry Steele Commager said, “In fact, more than 25,000 Japanese Americans served in WWII...”. In addition to the ideas discussed in this paragraph, Chief Justice Earl Warren confessed that we deeply regretted his testimony in favor of internment camps, and Tom Clark said “It was a sad day in our constitutional history.” Because the second article contains more ideas and opinions than the first article, I believe that the second article was a stronger piece of