Leading up to Internment of Japanese Canadians

By mori5094
  • Japanese Aggresion

    Japanese Aggresion

    • Japanese expansion in East Asia began in 1931
      with the invasion of Manchuria and continued in
      1937 with a brutal attack on China.
    • On February 24th, 1933, Japan stuns the world
      and withdraws from the League of Nations.
  • The Tripartite Pact

    The Tripartite Pact

    • On September 27, 1940, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, thus entering the military alliance known as the "Axis."
  • Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbour

    Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbour

    • President Roosevelt declares it “The Day of Infamy”.
  • The Battle of Hong Kong

    The Battle of Hong Kong

    • Surrendered on Christmas Day of 1941
    • Of the 1,975 Canadians, 290 were killed and 493 wounded. A further 260 died in the awful conditions of prison camps in Hong Kong and Japan.