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Japanese Timeline
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor AttackIn the morning of December 7th 1941, Japanese bombers attack American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The devastating damage lasted two hours declared war against Japan. More than 2,000 Americans were killed and over a 1,000 were injured. -
Presidental Proclamation NO.2525
Proclamation 2525After Pearl Harbor bombing, President Roosevelt issued the Presidental Proclamation 2525 that authorized the United States to detain potential dangerous foreign enemy aliens. The U.S. arrested thousands of suspected immagrants living throughout the United States -
President Roosevelt re-registration of aliens
1942 re-registration of aliensPresident Roosevelt authorized all aliens to re-register that pose a threat in the West to evacuate. -
President Roosevelt signed executive order NO. 9066
executive order no.9066Gave military broad powerto ban any citizen from a fifty- to sixty-mile-wide coastal area stretching from Washington state to California and extending inland into southern Arizona.The order authorized transporting these citizens to assembly centers set up and governed by the military in California, Arizona, Washington state, and Oregon. -
President Roosevelt signed Public Law 503
public act 503Used to provied a penalty for violation of restrictions or orders with the respect to someones entering, leaving, or commiting act in military area. The penalty is a $5,000 fine and imprisonment. -
All-Japanese American combat team
442nd Regimental Combat Team Made up of people from Hawaii and their mainland. Having Japanese Americans serving in combat would demonstrate to all Americans that Japanese Americans were loyal Americans and it would be a reproach to those who were prejudiced against Japanese Americans. -
Loyalty Questionnaire
loyalty questionnaireSome wanted to keep all Japanese-Americans imprisoned in various internment camps during the war while others believed that a select few should be allowed to leave the camps to fill various labor shortages or serve in the military. It was a compromise for Japanese-Americans that didn't want the detention process -
D-Day
160,000 soldiers landed on French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. 9,000 soldiers were killed but 100,000 marched on to fight Hitler. -
V-J Day
V-J DayThe day Japan announced surrender to the allies. "V-J" stands for "Victory over Japan".Japan's capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.
