What Is The Primary Source Of Executive Order 9056

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Primary Source Analysis 1942, just over 2 years into World War II the nation was in turmoil, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The purpose for this was protection but the question is how much protection was insured by Executive Order 9066. Executive Order 9066 was created out of necessity for the protection of Americans both for the Japanese descendants which could have faced much brutality from people who blamed them for their loosely connected ancestor's actions and also protect other natural born Americans who could have been harmed by some Japanese descendants who sided with the Japanese.This order created internment camps, even thought we were also at war with Germany only people of Japanese ancestry were placed in these camps. The document refers to the people who were put in these camps as “alien enemies” although they had shown no signs of being anything but loyal to the …show more content…

The only problem with this is it separated Americans. The Executive Order states “...war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage…”(Roosevelt). I believe that this Executive Order did what it was meant to do but adverse effects did come to pass because of this. Part of Executive Order 9066 did state that each military area that was created need to include “furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services,”(Roosevelt). It never said once about quality of products, schools, or how much influence the military can have on these people’s everyday life. President Roosevelt could not have foreseen the problem which arose in the internment camps but his Executive Order created a place where the right of Americans were