Concentration Camps During Ww2

           The physical conditions of the internment camps caused mental issues for the individuals who experienced them. According to Satsuki Ina,

The camps that the Japanese-Americans were taken to had the worse conditions imaginable. “More than 120,000 Americans of Japanese Ancestry were incarcerated in 10 camps scattered throughout the Western United States during World War II” (Children of the Camps Project 1). Detainees spent many years in these camps. They were locked behind barbed wire fences, and armed guards patrolled the camps. The conditions were comparable to the Jewish camps in Eastern Europe. Entire families lived in quarters that were poorly constructed and horribly cramped. These areas were also unbearably cramped and unclean. There was also no hot water for dishes or showers in the living quarters. In addition, lice was a huge problem in the internment camps. These camps and the laws that our government passed against the Japanese community were atrocious. The United States experienced a terrible tragedy when Pearl Harbor was attacked. However, the American government had no right to make these innocent Americans prisoners of war. During the 1940s and 1950s the Japanese

Imagine what it would be like if you and your family. Had to leave your home and live in a camp. In World War ll, life was challenging for Japanese Americans living inside internment camps. It was not necessary for so many reasons. It caused economic, political, and racial problems.

The Japanese had to go to camps mainly because it was their civil duty. They could not function properly in society because of racism, especially when the Japanese attacked pearl harbor. After the attack nobody trusted Japanese-Americans. The government felt that they needed to protect them from society. Americans had very strong feelings towards these people and there was propaganda made to encourage the withdrawal of Japanese people. Even the creators of looney tune cartoons made an episode of how the Japanese man is a savage and extremely ruthless person to anything. Some episodes were about the Germans as well, and how they train the youth to believe in these horrible things, and growing up

5. Relate to students of the same age by interpreting the emotions expressed by seventh graders sent to Japanese Internment Camps

Was the Japanese American internment right to create? In some people’s opinion they agreed that the internment camps were justified. “On February 14, 1942, I recommended to the War Department that the military security of the Pacific Coast required the establishment of broad civil control, anti-sabotage and counter-espionage measures, including the evacuation, there from of all persons of Japanese ancestry” (Dewitt 1). Some people may have thought it was the wrong choice, but at the time the president did what had to be done. These camps in a way helped the U.S. The internment for Japanese Americans,during World War 2, is either justified or unjustified.They may have taken the Japanese American’s Farms, businesses and homes, but they did for the reasons of segregating them from their ancestry. To keep the U.S. safe. Also to show that being a citizen of America was hard. If the internment camps were justified then, they were made to keep the U.S. safe, segregate Japanese Americans from Japanese ancestry, and being an American citizen was hard work.

World War II changed the lives of Japanese Americans all across the country. The U.S. government believed that anyone with Japanese ancestry was capable of treachery. Over 120,000 Japanese families were relocated to makeshift camps. Even though their family members had been imprisoned, young Japanese men still fought in the U.S. army(The U.S.).

“In February of 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the relocation of all people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast of the United States. (Friedler, 1).” Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps. While these camps were not “death” camps like the ones for the Jews in Germany, the living conditions were very harsh.

These camps made men feel powerless, and the women felt violated of their privacy. It made them also feel stripped of their civil rights ("Psychological effects of camp"). It also caused many families to be split apart for meals. Instead of the families eating together, the men would sit and eat with each other while the women sat alone and fed the young ones. (“From Citizen to Enemy: The Tragedy of Japanese Internment”). Along with these things, it caused violence to arise between the Japanese Americans and other races. It also created the separation of the races, which took out a whole part of society.

The final aspect to the imprisonment of the Japanese was their lives in the concentration camps. One of the camps that was built was known as the Gila River Relocation Center. It was located in Arizona. There were about 13,000 people in this one camp. The camps were fenced and in each fence there were different blocks. The people in the camps dealt with many hardships. The camp was located in the desert so they were exposed to unbearable temperatures. The meals they ate consisted of fruits and vegetables that were grown on the land. Some died in the camp because of not being provided with

“The relocation of Japanese-Americans into internment camps during World War II was one of the most flagrant violations of civil liberties in American history.” The event of Japanese internment camps occurred from 1942 to 1946. During that time, the imprisonment of the Japanese-Americans had an effect on both Americans and Japanese-Americans, for many Americans had lost friends and family, and many Japanese-Americans had lost the same. In 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt unfairly ordered the evacuation of all Japanese ancestry into internment camps around the United States and split up countless Japanese families.

In addition, there were too many Japanese Americans in the camps at a era. There were 400 Japanese Americans living in a barrack at a era. A barrack is the vicinity that the campers lived while in the camps. Also, they were 10,000 people in the camps, like Manzar which is the most crowded camp that was running at the era. In total there were 125,000 Japanese Americans that were living in the camps in the southwest. The reason for so many people in the camp is because they took Japanese American were taken from all over the U.S. The Japanese Americans were taken away in 1942 and did not end until 1945. So the Japanese Americans didn't get to go home for 3 years. Furthermore the reason that so many people are in the camps is because none of them

World War II was arguably the worst war that has ever occurred. While Europe was prevalent with concentration camps, there were also concentration camps located within the United States. These camps were called internment camps. The Japanese internment camps of World War II were an undeserved part of American history due to Pearl Harbor, the relocation camps, and racism.

The Internment camps are where the United States sent the Japanese Americans from the west coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States sent the Japanese to the camps because they were afraid that Japan sent out spies after the attack. In the camps the Japanese earned a low salary for work, also each family got a room with a cot, pillows, blankets, and food.

After the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, life in the U.S. had changed. It was the first time in a long time that America was attacked on its homeland. This national security threat was a big shock to the people. The Japanese had to suffer the consequences of their attack. Just as the Germans developed concentration camps for the Jewish during World War II, the Americans set up "relocation" programs better known as internment camps to keep all the Japanese. The reason the Japanese were moved into these camps was because they were suspected of being spies. They were forced to live there for up to four years and were not able to continue with their own lives as they were before while they were living in these camps.