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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navel Base at Pearl Harbor. They did this because they were upset with U.S. for placing an embargo on them. The attack killed more than 2,400 americans in just two hours. This was a devastation to the U.S. -
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Japanese Internment Camps
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Executive Order No. 9066
Executive Order No. 9066 was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19th, 1942. This order allowed authorized military commanders to exlude any or all persons , mostly american citizens of the Japanese ancestry, from exclusion zones. This order was fueled by anti-japanese sentiments and the hatered grew after the attack on pearl harbor. These people were known as alien enemy. After the japanese citizens were taken under custady, they were then sent to assembly centers. -
Short on time
Navy informs that all Japanese Americans residents of Terminal Island, near Los Angeles Harbor, Have 48 hours to leave their current homes. -
Japanese American quote
"Sometime the train stopped, you know, fifteen to twenty minutes to take fresh air, suppertime and in desert, in middle of state. Already before we get out of the train, army machine guns lined up towards us, not toward the other side to protect us, but like enemy, pointed machine guns toward us"
-Henry Sugimoto -
Proclamaion No. 1
Proclamation No. 1 was issued by John L. DeWitt, saying that such persons, or classes of persons, would be subject to exclusion. It also said, that anyone with enemy ancestry must file for residence change. -
General DeWitt's orders
General DeWitt started issuing Civilian Exclusion Orders. The Japanese Americans were given until March 30 to prepare for removal from the island. -
Japanese American released
Japanese Americans were allowed to go back to their homes. After the japanese were released, the U.S. felt extremely sorrowful for their actions and repaid them by offering ten cents back for every dollar that was lost during captivity, and education fund to preserve history. Later in their lives, some were forced to join the army, and many had to work hard to get propery and their life back. -
More being released
On September 6, 1945, 202 Japanese Americans were realeased. -
Last of camps closed
On March 20th, 1946 the last of the Japanese Internment Camps was closed, which was a great relief to the millions of japanese internees living in these aweful camps. These camps were so unsanitary many died. The camps had extreme temperatures, due to the poor construction and the dessert sites of the camps. Many died because of the small diet they were givin (45 cents per person). Life essencials were not givin in these camps. -
H.R. 422 signed
President Ronald Reagan signed H.R. 422 into law providing a payment of 20,000 dollars to each internee.
