Horace Assar. Mr.Henderson. Us History. 7 April 2017. Times

In American history Japanese internment camps had to do with a lot of hysteria. Hysteria was mainly built up because of the bombing on Pearl Harbor. Americans thought that they were no safe until all Japanese were in no way of hurting us. So by putting Japanese Americans in internment camps

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

The internment and cruel treatment of the Japanese in the U.S. stemmed from a fear of a full-pledged invasion from Japan and also from years of racial prejudice

It is my belief that the Internment process took place because mass hysteria and racial tensions fueled the government 's decision. Rather than selecting and relocating solely those posing a threat, such as those with criminal records or political ties, the government made a blanket decision and evacuated all peoples of Japanese descent. This was the result of a hysterical overreaction, and it was later documented that "our government had

Many Japanese Americans were actively being sent to the internment camps against their will by the government. This forced exile likely instilled feelings of fear, confusion and betrayal amongst the Japanese-American people.

Japanese Internment can not be justified by the United States government. The United States government, in the twentieth century can not justify the Internment of Japanese Americans and their families. Many will argue that in times of war that difficult decisions and choices have to be made on behalf of the nation at war. World War II highlighted the actions of a nation, embracing and expediting the actions and decisions while not seeing the long term consequence of such decisions. People in support of the war and the policies of our government, will argue that they needed to make the war more efficient to shorten the war and spare our nation needless lost of life. Can a society sacrifice moral principles as they blur the lines of its citizens and its enemies?

     For over a century, the United States has been one of the most powerful and influential states on the globe. However, every nation has made mistakes in its past. Throughout our country’s history, certain groups have had to endure horrible injustices: the enslavement of African-Americans, the removal of Native Americans, and discrimination against immigrants, women, homosexuals, and every other minority. During World War II, the government crossed the line between defending the nation and violating human rights, when it chose to relocate Japanese residents to internment camps. The actions taken by the U.S. government against Japanese Americans and Japanese living in the

“Herd ‘em up, pack ‘em off, and give ‘em the inside room in the badlands”(Hearst newspaper column). Many Americans were feeling this way toward people of Japanese descent after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The feelings Americans were enduring were motivated largely by wartime hysteria, racial prejudice, and a failure of political leadership. The Japanese-Americans were being denied their constitutional rights, they were provided poor living conditions in these relocation camps, and by the time apologies and reparations were paid to the Japanese, it was too late.

The first reason that I believe that the internment camps were unnecessary is they were a racist act against the Japanese Americans. In the article it states “Our unjust imprisonment was the result of two closely related emotions: racism and hysteria,” says Edison Tominaro Uno, a former internee.Uno says the claim that Japanese Americans were relocated for their protection was “sheer

There were many aspects to the imprisonment of the Japanese-Americans such as their lives before entering the camps. For most, the Japanese way of life was very similar to the Americans. They hung out with friends and went to school like normal kids. That all changed when Executive Order 9066 was signed. The most significant reason during WW2 for Japanese internment is social/racial attitudes about Japanese and Japanese Americans. One example of this was that

To me the United States was absolutely not justified of keeping Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II. I think it was absolutely terrible for them to do such harsh things to them .You are probably asking why well isn't America like land of the free and home of the brave yes of course so why did they have to do this to Japanese Americans. I believe they were in the wrong to do that to them when many of them were innocent and didn't harm no one or nothing. The only reason they did the camps were to keep a very close eye on them so another bombing wouldn’t happen.

Could you imagine being taken to camps because the color of your skin or race ? The relocation and internment of Japanese - American during WWII was not justified. It was not justified because they had to give up their homes and properties. Japanese - Americans also had to go into the camps even if their ancestors were Japanese, even if they were born in the U.S. Many Japanese had to live in poor conditions.

There were many decisions made during World War II that were far worse than Japanese internment camps. Even so, Japanese internment camps were a bad decision on America’s part during World War II. Eventually, America realized how awful of a decision it was and reimbursed the still-living Japanese-Americans that were interned, but it was years after the war, and was not enough to make up for internment. Japanese-Internment camps were one of the worst decisions made by America during World War II, and no decision like it should be made by America ever

According to Nagata, author of the legacy of Injustice: Exploring the Cross-Generational Impact of the Japanese American Internment, “There is a psychological burden of being stripped of their civil rights and the unjust ethnic denigration of being suspected of disloyalty based only on their Japanese heritage.” In the camps the individuals were treated like prisons inmates and not humans. Government officials created the camps in remote places in order to isolate the internees. The government officials violated the constitution by denying the Japanese Americans the freedom of speech, religion, the right to vote, right to life, liberty and property, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, right to be informed of the chargers, right to legal counsel, freedom from unusual punishment and many more

how strict it was in those camps. There were ten such camps: Amache in Colorado, Topaz in Utah, Heart Mountain in Wyoming, Poston and Gila River in Arizona were some of them. They were surrounded by dust, sand, and barbed wire fences with armed guard towers. The internees had no idea as to what was to become of them. All families lived together in a single room, and others had to share their rooms with people who they had never seen. Camps were filled with wooden house and they had only one electric light. They had to stay in the line for meals. Children did not receive any education even though some young Japanese women struggled to provide some education by setting up makeshift schools. Those Soldiers were not protecting these innocents they were just monitoring them but Japanese had a good view of those soldier, they knew troops were just doing their job. But If they try to escape, they may get shot. They only had basic needs. They live frightened in these camps. There was a line for everything such as using toilets, shower and laundry. Compered to how they live earlier as described above, life in camps is like living in a hell.