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A Timeline of The Japanese Internment

By cmarie471
  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese. This causes suspicion to rise in Americans against Japanese Americans.

  • The United States declares war on Japan

  • Executive Order 9066 is created

    Executive Order 9066 is created

    Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066. This order allowed the creation of military zones and permitted the removal or detainment of people in these zones.

  • Military Areas are Formed, Japanese are Filtered Out

    The states in the Pacific coast are made into military areas and Japanese-Americans are told to leave them and move into any other states.

  • WRA is Formed via Executive Order 9102

  • Manzanar, CA Camp Opens

  • First Removal of Japanese Americans

  • Poston, AZ Camp Opens

  • Tule Lake, CA Camp Opens

  • Gila River, AZ Camp Opens

  • Minidoka, ID Camp Opens

  • Heart Mountain, WY Camp Opens

  • Amache, CO Camp Opens

  • Topaz, UT Camp Opens

  • Rohwer, AR Camp Opens

  • Jerome, AR Camp Opens

  • Jerome, AR Camp Closes

  • Public Law 78-405 - Citizenship Renouncement

    FDR signs Public Law 78-405, which allows someone to renounce their citizenship.

  • WRA Announces Closing of Relocation Centers

  • Harry S. Truman Elected

    Harry S. Truman Elected

  • Japan Formally Surrenders

    Japan Formally Surrenders

  • Amache Camp, CO Closes

  • Minidoka, ID Camp Closes

  • Topaz, UT Camp Closes

  • Gila River, AZ Camp Closes

  • Heart Mountain, WY Camp Closes

  • Manzanar, CA Camp Closes

  • Poston, AZ Camp Closes

  • Rohwer, AR Camp Closes

  • Tule Lake, CA Camp Closes

  • Japanese-American Claims Act