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F.B.I and local authorities begin to round up the Leadership of Japanese American communities.
"Imagine that one day you received notice that you and your whole family must be ready to move within 48 hours. You could take only the possessions you could carry and no one would tell you when you would be permitted to return home. ... This happened to over 100,000 United States citizens and legal residents during World War II. Your job is to find out why." ~ Martha Daly -
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President Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 which allows military authorities to exclude anyone from anywhere without a hearing or trial. Camps were established because of the pearl harbor attacks.
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The surrender of Germany end the World War in Europe.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/may-7-1945-nazi-germany-surrenders-in-world-war-ii/ -
We bombed Hiroshima, it completly distroyed the city, killed 90,000-166,000.
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This bomb caused Japan to surrender. Killed 60,000-80,000 people.
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Evacuation Claims Act passed, giving internees until January 3,1950 to file claims against the government for damages to or loss of real or personal property consequence of the evacuation. Total of $31 million paid by the government for property lost by internees– equaling less than 10 cents per dollar lost.
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President Reagan signed the H.R.442. The H.R.442 provided individual payments of $20000 to internment camp internees.
